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Friday 8th April 2016

BRIT BOY IN POOL DEATH

ALEX TRELINSKI

four-year-old British boy died on Wednesday evening after drowning in a Torrevieja swimming pool at the start of a family holiday in the area. The youngster is said to have died after falling into the pool which was at a house on Calle Bajamar on the Rocío del Mar, urbanisation SAMU paramedics were called to the scene just after

6.00 pm and tried unsuccessfully to revive the youngster. The Foreign Office confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the boy's family. A spokeswoman said: “Following the death of a British national in Spain, we are providing support to their family. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time." No names were released at the time The Courier went to press.

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cting Prime Minister and leader of the Partido Popular, Mariano Rajoy, has fired what appears to be the first serious shots for a possible June general election by pledging an end to the tradi-

tional Spanish siesta and a clock change to Greenwich Mean Time, which would mean UK and Spanish clocks would be in sync for the first time since the early forties. It’s also seen as move against people within the PP who would like Rajoy gone before

a second vote. Spain’s dictator General Franco moved the clocks forward to Central European Time during 1942 so that the country’s time would be the same as for Nazi Germany, with a recent pact between the socialist PSOE and the centrist-Ciudadanos pledging a clock change as well. It would put an end to the twohour lunch break when many Spaniards sneak in an afternoon nap. Rajoy said that he would turn back the clocks in order to "adapt to the needs of the country", with reconciling work and family life being the ultimate goal. The switch would put the whole of Spain

in the same time zone as the Canary Islands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, and appears to be a strong possibility with opposition parties also wanting the change. The acting Prime Minister also promised an end to the working day at 6.00pm, though the earlier-finishing working hours will not include the public sector – where office staff normally finish at 3.00pm or thereabouts, and emergency and medical services have to work around the clock – nor companies which, by definition, work at night, such as bars and nightclubs, or those which already have a shift system.

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Dog owners in Santa Pola are up in arms over plans to restrict access through Santa Pola Castle because of the amount of dog dirt being desposited. The council is planning to create a five to six metre exclusion zone around the heritage site, and also to stop dogs being walked across the Patio de

Armas. Urination against posts at the site is also a problem but the Santa Pola and Gran Alacant Pet Owners associations says they have collected 500 signatures protesting against any changes and that existing laws should be enforced against irresponsible dog owners.

Alicante City, with the police extending their search to Los Montesinos on Sunday after a report that he had bought a takeaway pizza in the town. Carlos had frequently visited the nearby salt lakes at Torrevieja an La Mata, and sniffer dogs were brought in to comb the area, with civil protec-

tion teams linking up with the police in their search/. His body was discovered early on Tuesday on a farm in El Altet, close to the N340 road between Torrellano and Agua Amarga with the National Police saying that they are not looking for anybody in connection with the teeanger’s end.

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The "on-off" Orihuela Medieval Market is back on again just over a week after it was suggested that it may have to be postponed until the autumn, after the sole bidder to run the event, originally scheduled to be staged this weekend, was rejected as not being good enough. Two companies expressed an interest in running the event after a new speedy tender process was launched. The Market will now be held on Friday April 22nd through to the following Sunday with Fiestas council-

lor, Mariola Rocamora, saying that procedures had been put into place by the council to invite five companies to tender for organising the festivities without actually advertising a tender, and that their proposals would be studied before a contract is offered. Only two bidders decided to go ahead and council officials began to study their proposals on Monday, with one company (Balconet) having organised the event in 2012 and 2013, whilst the second bidder (Rivendell) having experience of putting together similar around Spain, but never before in Orihuela. In a related move, Councillor Rocamora said that next year's Market will return to its original dates of early February claiming that this year's date had been moved back, with just weeks to go, only because of improvement work at the Plaza Santa Lucía. The Courier reported back in January that Rocamora had cited that as a factor but she

also said that the event had been moved to April to attract more tourists and that the weather would be warmer. Opposition PSOE councillors had branded the potential postponement of the Market as a disaster for the area and queried why there had only been one bidder for the tender. In turn, Rocamura of the Partido Popular administration said that they were trying the run the event on a commercial basis and bidders would have to pay a minimum of six thousand euros to the council, as opposed to the authority using public money on the Market as had been the case in previous years. One consequence of the constant shuffling of the Medieval Market dates is that Orihuela’s first ever Sports Fair has had to be moved for the third time, after two scheduled weekends in April clashed with possible stagings of the Market. The event will now be held on the weekend starting on Friday May 6th.

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Return Of La Paloma

Pilar de la Horadada council want to spend over four million euros finishing off an abandoned cultural centre project that became a symbol for mismanagement and hit the national headlines. The Centro Cultural Mariana Baches, nicknamed as La Paloma was originally budgeted at two point four million euros, but completion costs rocketed to 12 million euros, with four million already spent on the structure, before the whole project

was mothballed by the previous Partido Popular administration in 2014. Now the socialist PSOE mayor, Ignacio Ramos, is keen to breathe new life into the white elephant which will cost over four million euros to complete, but at a council meeting on Monday delayed a vote on the matter, after it appeared certain that opposition parties would vote the proposal down. The independent Vecinos por el Pilar group who support Ramos and his

party and put them into power last May with their single councillor voting with them to overthrow the PP, say that they want more information and transparency on what the project would actually cost and less rush over making a decision. The PP also says that insufficient information has been provided, with Ramos saying that there was “no hurry” and that more details would be provided ahead of a council meeting next month.

San Javier Bound

The London Community Gospel Choir is one of the top acts booked for this summer’s 19th San Javier International Jazz Festival which will run throughout July. Four free concerts will also be staged in La Manga and San Javier with two in Santiago de la Ribera. Three-times Grammy winner Steve Vai who started

playing the guitar with Frank Zappa’s band is on the list of attarctions, along with the JB’s who accompanied James Brown at his live shows, plus the famous veteran jazz pianiast, Ellis Marsalis. Another attraction will be keyboard player, Ken Hensley, one of the founders of the progressive rock band, Uriah Heep.

Bus Smash

Summer Date A 48-year old man died in the Torre Pacheco area last Friday when his car collided with a bus. The accident happened in mid-afternoon on the F-36 road between La Palma to Torre Pacheco, as

his Opel vehicle hit the side of the coach by the driver's door. Neither the driver or the single passenger on the bus, which was travelling from Cartagena to Torre Pacheco, were injured.

SAMU Demand The new operator of Murcia’s still unopened international airport at Corvera should be announced before the end of the summer, according to the region’s public works minister, Francisco Bernabé. Unlike some of his predecessors, Bernabé

was not prepared to commit to an actual date when flights would commence from the facility, which will replace the current airport at San Javier. The minister, on a visit to Corvera, told journalists that it would take four months to process tender applications

Head Over Eels A special breeding programme is taking place in Valencia City to save the Mar Menor eel. Female eels from the area will join those from other parts of the country at

the Valencia Oceanographic aquarium in a project that will see them get reproductive hormone treatment for the European eel species after a period of quarantine.

with safety plans having to be approved by the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Outside observers are suggesting that the current operators at San Javier, as well as AlicanteElche, AENA, are in poleposition to win the Corvera contract.

Turkey and Germany said an agreement between Ankara and the EU meant to stem the flow of migrants to the Greek islands was showing signs of success. Islamic State attacks Syrian forces near Damascus. Apparel maker Gap Kids apologized for its latest ad Tuesday, following a Twitter storm from users who decried it as racially insensitive. French lawmakers passed a controversial law that makes it illegal to pay for sex and imposes fines of up to 3,750 euro on clients. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his government may have to reconsider ratifying a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine. The judges at The Hague declared a mistrial over violence that killed at least 1,100 people and left 650,000 homeless after disputed Kenyan elections in 2007. An alleged night of sex at the centre of a controversial Vatican leaks trial never took place, accused former PR consultant Francesca Chaouqui told a Holy See court.

San Miguel de Salinas councillors have unanimously backed calls from neighbouring authorities for a dedicated 24 hour SAMU emergency ambulance service for the area. The current shared 12 hour local provision was viewed as inadequate and the San Miguel request has

been sent to the Valencian health ministry, after San Miguel. Orihuela, and Pilar de la Horadada officials met with the SAMU boss to voice their concerns about the quality of ambulance cover, with long delays for vehicles attending "out of hours" incidents.

Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities conservation group WWF warned. White House: $589M left over from Ebola fight to be diverted to the war against the Zika virus.

Friday 8th April 2016

If You Build Them….. Economic forecasts from the Bank of Spain suggest that the Valencian region, including the Costa Blanca, will need at least 20 thousand new homes to be built over the next 13 years to deal with housing demand, in addition to the existing unsold stock of 85 thousand buildings. The main thrust of the demand, says the Bank, will come from Spaniards looking for second/retirement homes in addition to non-Spaniards led by British and north European citizens.

One Sided Deal A man who is said to have a history of renting out properties in the Santa Pola area, with customers getting nothing for their money, has been detained by the Guardia Civil and made available to an Elche court on a fraud charge. The 41year-old defendant is said to have been operating for the last five years advertising rentals in newspapers and demanding up-front deposits and cash advances only for people to find out that they have no accommodation to show for their outlay. The man denies the fraud charge and claims a recent incident in February was down to a misunderstanding.

Chopper Climber Saved

A helicopter winched a middle-aged climber to safety after he sprained his ankle on the Sierra de Redován last Saturday. His fall sparked emergency services into action and he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Hunt Launched

An 80-year-old man was strangled to death at his Alicante City apartment, according to an autopsy that was carried out after his body was found face down in his home on Monday lunchtime. The local police were called to check on the

flat in the northern part of the city after a neighbour reported not seeing the man for a fortnight. The National Police have launched a murder investigation after initial reports that the death had been through natural causes.

Brass And Muck

Alicante-Elche airport’s owners, AENA, are to spend two million euros in improving passenger facilities at the terminal. Airport manager Santiago Martínez-Cava says that the project has been christened as “Habla el pasajero” translated as

The Passenger Speaks, and will include a wider range of food outlets; improvements to the toilets with a better clean service and improved facilties for babies and their parents; golf club rental outlets; mobile phone charging areas; and even the

chance for passengers to have a massage. A new children’s area was introduced last year and a conveyor ramp is be introduced to help shorten the travelling distance between leaving the plane and arriving at the luggage pick-up area.

Bless Them All

Torrevieja council claims that four million euros a year can be slashed from the annual rubbish disposal budget of 17 million euros, if refuse collection is brought under the control of the authority. Mayor José Manuel Dolón says he expects a final report into bringing the private service into public ownership soon, ahead of making the next move. Dolón revealed that 21 mil-

lion euros had been saved from budgets since the coalition-run council took over from the Partido Popular last and that some of the savings would go into the council taking over waste disposal services. Ex-PP mayor, Eduardo Dolón, attacked the authority for not spending the money elsewhere over the last 10 months in what he said was “making life better for local citizens”.

The Irish national carrier Aer Lingus has declared war on the budget operator Ryanair by launching four weekly flights on a brand new route between San Javier and Dublin until mid-October. The first plane to arrive was given the traditional aviation christening ceremony on Monday by San Javier firetenders, with Aer Lingus and airport officials cutting a commemorative cake

with portions handed out to passengers on the return

Orihuela councillors have unanimously backed the call from the Valencia regional government for all street names and plaques featur-

ing the names of convicted politicians and public officials to be removed from local streets and local buildings.

No Pussyfooting

service to Dublin.

Royals Flushed

Take Them Down!

King Felipe VI of Spain and other members of the Spanish royal family will get a one percent pay rise for 2016, according to an announcement made last

Friday. The pay rise, which is the same as that received by Spanish public sector workers, means Felipe will be paid a salary of 236,544 euros, while his

wife, Queen Letizia will receive 130,092 euros and his father, Juan Carlos I 189,228 euros. The official website of the Royal Household confirmed that its budget for 2016 is 7,775,040 euros, which is the same as the last two years. The majority of that money is spent for personnel costs (3.83 million euros) while 2.93 million is spent on day to day expenses, 662,316 euros on salaries for members of the royal family and 195 thousand euros on "royal investments."

Flash The Cash

Dealer Done A 52-year-old Columbia man was caught with drugs on him when a plain clothed National Police officer arrested him close to Elche's Municipal Park. 54 grams of cocaine were found on him as agents were sweeping the area last Thursday night in an operation against drug dealers peddling close to park and school areas.

The Passenger Speaks

More foreign tourists visiting the Costa Blanca in January and February has not surprisingly meant greater spending rates

according to official figures released on Tuesday. 675 million euros changed hands over the first two months of 2016, a rise of over eight

percent compared to the same period in the Valencia region last year, with UK visitor spending up by nearly 11 percent.

Hi Ho Drunken Silver A new municipal cat shelter for the Guardamar area should be ready before the end of next month, after 12 thousand euro of conversion work is done to the area’s old Campico school building.

Groups of feral cats living on local streets will be picked up by local animal groups and taken to the facility, which they will be running. The cats will be sterilised as well as put up for adoption.

Three drunken horseriders were brought to heel by National Police officers in the centre of Elche last Monday afternoon. Authorities were called by stunned on-lookers in the city’s central Plaza de la Merced area, with agents

then breathalysing the riders at the scene. The riders were moved around the corner to a quieter spot and asked for formal identification, but then things turned ugly as two of them got into a fight with local police officers who were

assisting at the scene. Two of the officers had to be taken to hospital, whilst three of the riders were carted off to the local police station, whilst the remainder that were not arrested looked after all of the steeds.

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Wedded Bliss

The Guardia Civil in Mallorca police have arrested a Russian woman accused of murdering her husband and feeding his flesh to her pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Svetlana Batukova, 46, has been charged over husband Hans Henkels' murder. The 66year-old bled to death after being stabbed in an attack at their home last Friday in the east coast resort of Cala Millor. The German’s arms had been cut down to the bone and Batukova's dog fed strips of his flesh. Batukova, a self-confessed cocaine addict, is said to have taken several hours to call police. She was taken to a psychiatric unit after suffering a

suspected psychotic episode believed to have been caused by a drink and drugs binge. Investigators believe the victim, who had recently undergone surgery on his windpipe and was unable to speak, may have been drugged before his death before as there were no

signs he had defended himself. The couple had only married in January after living together for around two years, and local reports suggested that Batukova had recently offered a man she met in a bar 50 thousand euros to kill her husband.

The Right Direction Spanish dole queues fell by one point four percent from February to March, according to official government figures released this week. The drop meant there were 58,216 fewer unemployed people in March, leaving the total figure of unemployed people at 4,094,770, whilst that on a year-on-year basis unemployment fell by 357,169 people, a reduction of just over eight percent. Unemployment especially fell in the service industries due to the Easter period, when Spain receives more tourists and the sector needs to take on more workers in order to face the increasing demand.

Alicante Province saw just under 181 thousand unemployed (over four thousand less and a reduction of two point three seven percent compared to February’s figures), which compared to a year ago is 19 thousand fewer people

out of work and an overall fall of nine and a half percent. Just under 127 thousand people are unemployed in the Murcia region, an eight per cent fall on the figures from March 2015, with nearly 14 thousand fewer people on the dole.

Hit The Jackpot

A thief who has what authorities described as a “hefty criminal record”,has

Mercadona Improved Share Rules Only two supermarket chains have seen their share of the market go up over a year from February 2015 over 12 months. They are the top rated Spanish retailer Mercadona which has seen its share rise by nought point three per cent to 22.3 percent over a year, and Lidl which saw a half percent rise to three point eight percent.

been collared in San Pedro del Pinatar by the Guardia Civil and brought in front of a San Javier judge on two counts of robbery with violence. The 41-year-old Spaniard firstly assaulted a man who was walking his dog in San Pedro and stole his belongings including a mobile phone. The following day he tried to steal money from a fruit machine in a local cafe by using a screwdriver to break into it, whilst threaten-

ing staff with a knife who were forced into handing over what was in the till. The robber left the stolen mobile phone behind from the previous incident as he fled the scene, leading the Guardia to piece together that they were looking for the same offender. Investigations showed that he had no fixed address and moved around empty properties on a nightly basis around San Pedro, and the San Javier court denied him bail.

Watery Stash

An off-duty Guardia Civil officer picked up an unexpected package when he was diving off the coast of Torre de la Horadada recently in the shape of a 16 kilo bag of hashish. The diver was a kilometre from the shore and found the 26 thousand euro stash at the bottom of the sea. The agent took Guardia divers to the scene, with the drugs being removed and taken to their barracks at Pilar.

Cancer Check Everybody aged in their fifties and sixties registered in the Orihuela health department area are being invited to be tested for colon cancer free of charge. The programme for all registered patients has seen over four a half thousand samples tested in the area over the last year as the programme rolled out across Almoradí, Albatera, San Isidro, Bigastro, Callosa de Segura, Cox, Rafal, and Redován. The remainder of the region including Dolores and Orihuela will see the tests take them in as well over the next few months. Similar initiatives are being carried out right across Alicante Province.

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No Thank You

Three Mar Menor councils have rejected any pause on major building projects in the area. The idea was put forward in the Murcia Parliament by the opposition socialist PSOE with a focus on the urban area of Cartagena, but the three local Mar Menor authorities

say the motion could affect their patch, with San Javier mayor José Miguel Luengo; San Pedro del Pinatar Visitación Martínez (pictured centre); and Los Alcázares councillor, Cristina Sánchez issuing a joint statement opposing any moratorium on urban devlopments.

Playing Catch Up

Santander Cuts

Banco Santander plans to close 450 branches in Spain in an attempt to boost profits and to address the rapid shift towards internet and digital banking. The euro zone's largest bank by market value operates

3,467 branches in Spain, meaning it will cull about 13 per cent of its network. The closures will predominantly affect smaller outlets staffed by three or fewer employees. It remains unclear how many job losses will be involved

in the overhaul, but it has been suggested that up to one thousand workers could lose their jobs. Until the recent banking crisis, Spain was known as one of the most "overbanked" markets in western Europe.

Recyling Riddle

The Valencian Government’s vice-president, Monica Oltra, says that 30 million euros will be spent to digitalise their operations, describing systems that they inherited from the previous Partido Popular administration as “back-

ward” and obsolete. Oltra added that the government has brought forward an urgent plan to update around fifteen hundred applications that she claims had been “ignored”, in a bid to cut down waste and bureaucratic costs.

A body of a Moroccan man has been found at a paper and cardboard recycling plant in Fortuna, with one theory being that he may have sneaked onto a lorry that went to the area to dump some material there. The plant at El Esparragal serves a wide part of the Murcia region and beyond, and workers spotted blood coming out inbetween some of the material getting ready for recycling and then they made their gruesome find. The Guardia Civil say that there were not outward

signs of violence on the body suggesting that the man’s

Old pipes in Catral's sewage system in the Avenida Constitución area of the town are being replaced in

a project undertaken by the local council's works department. PVC pipes are replacing the old concrete piping

death was probably an accident.

A Very Smelly Task which has caused leaks and localised flooding. Work is also being done on Calle La Cruz and Avenida de Callosa.

Catral Call Catral’s mayor, Pedro Zaplana (pictured left), has called for financial help from the Alicante Provincial Council in order to improve local infrastructure. In a Monday meeting in Alicante with Council President, César Sánchez , Zaplana said his authority needed money for improving road surfaces as well as the state of local parks and green areas, in addition to building maintenance and better staff training.

Tony Mayes - About Life

Friday 8th April 2016

The Height Of Stupidity Why is it that some teenagers, as well as twenty and thirty--somethings are so incredibly stupid? A new high water mark was reached when 28-yearold Sara Albone decided, on the spur of the moment, to climb Britain's highest peak, Ben Nevis. The problem was she was not equipped

with the ice pick, poles and emergency shelter advised by experts for a trip up the snow-capped mountain. Instead she was wearing shorts and trainers in blizzard conditions and carrying only a selfie stick. She was on a cycling tour but decided, on the spur of the moment, to climb the moun-

tain, and when she was half way up decided to keep going. But higher up, above the snowline, she was hit by a blizzard and became hypothermic and disorientated. Soaked to the skin, she had only hours to live, and would have died had it not been for two mountaineers who discovered her

by chance and brought her safely down the mountain. Several far more experienced climbers than Sara have died this winter on Scottish mountains. A small fortune has to be spent each year financing mountain rescue teams and helicopters to search for and rescue people.

A History Lesson Last weekend the UK government urged companies and State organisations to buy British to save the steel industry. This message although very welcome, is about 200 years too late. Here's why and I wrote this two days before the government's plea! First it was the cotton industry which went from boom to bust in Britain. Then it was the coal industry; railway manufacture; car manufacturing; ship building; the farming industry; andnow it's the steel industry. Yes, times change, and new inventions, like computers, turn businesses upside down. But unfair foreign competition is something else. Britain, once the mightiest industrial power on earth, with the biggest Empire known to date, has suffered dearly - and much of it has been self-inflicted because it has not looked after number one first. Take cotton. Because Britain was right at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution and had coal, iron and a constant power supply from

water on its doorstep, cotton mills flourished and garments were exported around the world. But it wasn't long before other countries caught on and made their own, made faster machines while UK mill owners failed to invest in the latest inventions and Britain quickly lost exports. Not only that, it began to import clothing from abroad, made by cheap labour, British shops bought the cheap imports and the public snapped it up. The rot had set in and an industry was lost. Thousands were thrown out of work, many people starved. Same with the car industry. Look at the fantastic cars we once made in Britain - an industry long gone and the UK now imports hundreds of thousands of cars from abroad each and every year. All of them could and should be made in the UK. Just cast your minds back to when Britain was really great making the most amazing ships and fantastic railway engines like the Flying Scotsman. These industries

were lost the same way as cotton. How many ships bought by Britain are now made overseas? How many railway carriages are made overseas? How much of our naval, army and air force hardware is now made abroad? Hundreds of thousands of jobs end up going down the pan. Even call centres were exported abroad because of cheap labour. A worthwhile government should have found a way to prevent it. Britain had a fantastic steel industry - under the banner of British Steel. What did Britain do? Sell it abroad. Something that should never have happened. And now the UK is flooded with cheap steel from China, subsidised by the communist state and obviously we can't compete. We learn that a Tory government even blocked Europe putting higher tariffs on cheap foreign steel because Britain wants to curry favour with China to gain access to its market. But it didn't stop China slapping its own tariffs on Europe selling steel

to it. To add insult to injury, we now have to go cap in hand to Europe to ask for permission for the government to subsidise our own steel works. We should have protected British jobs and British companies in the past and should still do so, putting a ring fence around them. Protectionism makes exporting goods abroad more difficult but that's a small price to pay in comparison to seeing countless hundreds of thousands of people over the decades being made unemployed. People who advocate free trade might have a sound argument if it was doing Britain some good, but we've just learned that our balance of payments are the worst ever - in other words we are importing far, far more than we are exporting. So much for free trade - it's become far too one sided. Britain needs to get back to making its own stuff again before the country goes into financial oblivion - being classified as a financial basket case.

It's about time people who have to be rescued by the emergency services are "fined" to pay for foolhardiness. It's one thing being taken ill on the mountain and having to be rescued, but quite another to venture into quite obviously dangerous places when totally illequipped.

Sadly, youngsters think they are immortal; that nothing could possibly go wrong for them, are adrenalin junkies or are just plain stupid. Whatever the reason, the knowledge that they will have to pay for their foolishness might deter some from putting other people's lives at risk.

Some people just love to make trouble for others, looking for the most trivial of things to complain about, and it seems Brits have a passion for it. This is a Facebook post from Ian Hart, a funeral director who also writes for a newspaper I once edited back in the UK. It reads: "Many thanks to the member of the public who took the time and trouble to photograph my number plate and send it to Sussex Police. I've just had a very pleasant and informative conversation with a police officer and it transpires that despite having driven my car around for nearly two years and having had police vehi-

cles directly behind me .it's illegal due to the position of the letters. It was fortunate that no other crimes have taken place in Worthing today so the police have been able to give my case their full attention. And it's good to know that the good people of Worthing can sleep safely in their beds tonight because the spacing on my number plate has been sorted out." That personalised numberplate reads HA11RTY without the obligatory gap - HA11 RTY. What a crime! I just cannot imagine how small minded the complainant must be...sadly there's an army of like minded out there.

Time On Their Hands

Below Normal

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what everybody thought and what meteorologists have confirmed over the local weather last month:- March was actually colder than December 2015! Average March temperatures for the Costa Blanca were about half a degree lower than normal and 19 days had below average temperatures.

Natural Causes

Nine cats who were found dead in Pinar de Campoverde recently did not die from poisoning as claimed by animal welfare groups. Pilar de la Horadadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health department sent samples for analysis to Murcia University for analysis and the report came back saying that the cats had not eaten anything toxic, and that they had died from a disease or flu.

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Friday 8th April 2016

Wildlife Plea

27 animals, some of whom are endangered species, were rescued in Torrevieja last year according to the municipality's wildlife report for 2015, presented by environment councillor, Fanny Serrano, and animal protection councillor, Carmen Morate. The full report is on the council's website, with the councillors saying that one of the things that the authority's municipal zoological department does is to recover and rehabilitate animals that are discovered in strange locations like, for example, a dolphin stranded on a beach through to birds that might be injured. 22 different species of

birds were helped in 2015 in addition to a couple of lizards; two hedgehogs, and a baby red squirrel. Serrano appealed for peo-

ple to call the local police if they spotted anything of interest or to call the zoological team directly on 670 027 853.

In The Doghouse

A man who dumped his injured dog at the door of Torre Pacheco animal shelter has been ordered to pay the centre almost two and a half thousand euros for their time and trouble, as well as being handed down a 450 euro fine by a San Javier court for abandoning the animal. The greyhound (pictured on the day it was left) was suffering with a limp in his

right leg and who was ill and hungry was left at the Anguimar premises in Los Infiernos last September. Volunteers got it treated at a vet for over 700 euros, and subsequently took action against the owner for abandoning his animal and recovering the costs. The man, who has not been named, has a right to appeal the verdict.

A 77-year-old British woman was rescued by emergency services when she suffered a fall at a popular Orihuela Costa tourist spot. She had fallen down a cliff at Cala Mosca and local police called in for help

given the severity of her injuries before she was transferred to a local medical centre. No further information was released either about the woman involved or her condition.

Mosca Fall

Vivid Visuals

60 different exhibitors showing off unique Spanish artisan skills formed the backbone of last weekend's Medieval Market in Pilar de la Horadada. Archers, acrobats, and dancing was just some of the visual entertainment on offer.

Friday 8th April 2016

Expats Leave Millions Of Pounds In Unclaimed Pensions “Frozen” Pensions explained by Richard Samuels, deVere Spain Last year the government introduced a number of changes to the Pension system in the UK known as ‘Pension Freedoms’. This has alerted a number of expats to the issue of “forgotten” pension ‘pots’. Sometimes they are also referred to as “frozen” or “deferred” pensions.

If you are resident in Spain or intending to be, then EU law gives you the right to transfer to an Overseas Pension scheme (QROPS).You can transfer several UK pensions and consolidate them into a single scheme. Transferring

If you have worked in the UK, you may have enrolled (sometimes it was automatic) onto a company or local authority pension scheme. Often the employee will have made contributions from their salary, however, with some schemes only the employer contributed. This may have been what’s known as a “final salary” scheme which would pay a proportion of your final salary annually upon retirement. Over the years, people’s working habits have changed. Gone are the days when people started with one company and stayed there until they retired. People now move to other companies and locations in search of better pay and conditions, or for a change of career. Consequently, when people leave a job they can also leave their pension behind without realising. They could be totally unaware that a pension pot has built up, or they may have not kept in touch with the pension scheme administrators.

To his surprise the total turned out to be £105,000. Mr P decided to transfer these funds to an overseas scheme. He has decided to take a 25% tax free lump sum next year which will help him to purchase his dream property here in Spain and enjoy a well-earned early retirement. The point is…many thousands of people are in the same position but don’t realise it!

There are literally Tens of Millions of Pounds owed to savers who have lost track of their, or their deceased partner’s, pension funds in this way.

What Can You Do?

How Does It Work? During a recent deVere client meeting, we asked Mr P (age 54) where he had worked in the UK. Although he had worked at numerous companies before relocating to Spain he felt sure he had not contributed to a pension scheme with any of them. One of the companies he worked for was a major Utility Company. We knew that the Utility Company used to have a non-contributory “final salary” scheme. Therefore, we informed Mr P that even though he had made no contributions, his employer would have done, during the 6 years he was there. Having given deVere authority to contact the Utility Company and the other companies on his behalf we were able to trace Mr P’s pensions and legally request a “transfer value” for each one.

What Are They?

Although these pensions could be from many years ago the term “frozen” is misleading. The funds will have remained invested or been index linked to account for inflation. This means your pension pot may be worth significantly more than you think. You could have built up several smaller pensions from each of the companies you have worked for.

of 55 (including taking a lump sum) with no penalties!

Our pension tracing service is absolutely free of charge - our aim being to repatriate our clients with the pensions they worked hard to accumulate.

to a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme is a legitimate transfer that is recognised by HMRC. A QROPS will allow you to access the benefits from the age

If you want further information, including a deVere Factsheet on the above, please contact: Richard Samuels, Wealth Manager, DeVere Spain on Tel 965 02 04 02 Mob 692 352156 or e-mail richard.samuels@devere-spain.es

Local & News

Friday 8th April 2016

Gratefully Received

Nearly 350 euros was raised in two hours at a recent coffee morning in aid of Help At Home Mar Menor at The Meeting Place on the La Tercia golf resort in Murcia. Local resident Mr David Searle, past master of the Luz de Murcia Masonic Lodge also came along with his wife Kath to give a generous donation to HAH which was raised during his year in office. The total amount accumulated during David’s tenure was four thousand euros which was split between HAH and AFACMUR , a charity helping families of children with cancer.

Presenting the cheque to HAH’s Lesley Eburne, David said: - “I am delighted that we managed to raise so much money for these two extremely worthwhile charities, and hope that this will go a long way in helping them to help others in our local community. We know how hard these volunteers work, and the help they give to so many is exceptional”. Lesley Eburne said: - “We are thrilled to have been chosen, and this cheque will help so many who are struggling following illness to benefit from the free help that we give to so many people”.

Legion’s Lunch

75 people, some of them with seasonal bonnets, attended the recent Easter lunch for the Orihuela Costa and District Branch of The Royal British Legion at the Sunrise Restaurant in Playa Flamenca. The group meets every third Thursday of the month at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras at 7.30 pm, though the next gathering on April 21st

will have an earlier start of 6.30pm, thanks to special entertainment being laid on TAABS and the Crazy Ladies to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday. Everybody is welcome to come along and join, and you do not have to have served in the forces to get involved. For more details, visit the website www.branches.britishlegion.or g.uk/branches/orihuela-costa

Classical Treat

British and Spanish musicians will be joining forces for a concert in La Zenia early next month, which will be highlighted by a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria, as well as works by Mozart, Caccini, and the famous Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. The ‘In Harmony’ chamber choir will be accompanied by the Los Montesinos-based Mediterranean Symphony Orchestra, with the programme being conducted by Nigel Hopkins.

Charity Boost

A packed Capitol Theatre in Rojales enjoyed an enjoyable spring concert from Just Brass last Saturday with a special raffle staged in aid of the Paul Cunningham Nurses charity. That raised

500 euros and a cheque was presented to charity fundraiser, Tricia Lee, with the money going towards nursing care for those who have been diagnosed as terminally ill.

3rd Official Championship

Footgolf is the latest sport taking the world by storm! Footgolf is the latest sport taking the world by storm, believed to have originate in South America in 2006. It is said to be the fastest growing sport in the world today. Footgolf is played on a golf course using sizes 3, 4 and 5 footballs depending on the age of the player. The object of the game is to get the ball into a 530cm by 400cm hole using only your feet in the fewest number of shots possible. John Willmott and Darren Scopes created Footgolf Costa Blanca in August 2015 after taking up the sport in the UK. Having owned a villa on the costa Blanca for 12 years they saw the opportunityto bring this great family sport, that can be played by all ages young and old to the coast. Footgolf Costa Blanca currently operate from El Plantio, Golf resort in Alicante, Located 5km from the airport, just off the A-79 Alicante road, making this the ideal location. Footgolf Costa Blanca intend to operate at 5 separate locations up and down the coast, allowing everyone on the Costa Blanca easy access to the joys of Footgolf. Offering unlimited daily play for Adults €12, Children/Students €10, and a family of 4 for just €40, it makes Footgolf a great day out without breaking the bank. Contact john@footgolfcostablanca.com to make a booking or for expressions of interest in our weekly league competition.

"With a British Ex-Pat choir and a professional Spanish orchestra, as well as both English and Spanish soloists, this is truly an international event, and hopefully it will be the first of many such collaborations”, said Nigel. The concert will be staged on Saturday May 7th at 8.00pm at the Centro Ecumenico Cristo Resucitado in Calle Diamante, La Zenia. Tickets at 12 euros (in aid of church funds) are available from La Ponderosa gift shop at La Zenia C.C.

Friday 8th April 2016

Pets

Friday 8th April 2016

Cat Gets Their Tongue Scientists in Sweden have launched a study to answer the pressing question of whether pet cats adopt their owner’s accent. From recordings of animals across the country, the researchers hope to work out whether a miaow in Stockholm sounds the same as one south of the Swedish capital. Susanne Schötz, who studies phonetics at Lund University and owns three cats herself, said while cats used visual and vocal signals to communicate with humans, they needed to make sounds – miaows – to get our attention. But when a pet and a human have been together for a long time, the way they converse may become

more complex. To find out whether the miaow varies from place to place, Schötz and her team are recruiting cats and their owners from Lund in southern Sweden and from Stockholm more than 300 miles to the north. In one study, the group will play different kinds of human speech to cats to see whether they are more responsive when spoken to as small children or adults. The scientists will play recordings of people speaking in different styles from behind a screen in the animals’ homes. They will then use video footage to see how the cats react, through ear and head movements and changes in posture.

More Doggie Play Tips Last week we looked at how to start playing with your dog and some basic advice. This time round we bring you some more tips on getting the most benefit for you and your furry friend. Tug of war Most dogs find tug of war games very exciting, but if you instigate the games you will be able to set the rules. Encourage your dog to grab the toy by excitedly saying “take it”, and at the same time move the toy towards your dog. When your dog has a good hold of the toy keep the interest by shaking the toy side to side, up and down and backwards and forwards. During the game stop tugging by saying “leave” (once – don’t repeat), move your hands into your body, keep them still and don’t speak. Your dog may continue tugging but will eventually release the grip. Immediately your dog lets go, pause and then start the game again. Your dog will quickly learn to play when invited and stop if you touch your dog’s collar or when your hands are still and close to your body. To maintain control, occasionally

stop and restart the game – only removing the toy entirely when you have finished. If your dog tries to grab your clothing, put paws on you or snatches at the toy without being invited then immediately go still and quiet. Chase and retrieve Most dogs love to chase a toy but not all have learned to bring it back. If your dog doesn’t bring the toy back to you, start by teaching your dog to hold the toy. With your dog next to you, offer the toy and let your dog pick it up. (Some dogs are more likely to grab the toy if it is rolled along the floor.) Either way praise your dog for holding the toy and only give a food treat if your dog drops it at your feet or in your hand. Progress to running backwards as your dog picks up the toy so that your dog has to follow you to get a treat. When your dog is enjoying bringing back the toy you can add some control by occasionally throwing the toy, but waiting until it has come to rest before you allow your dog to fetch it. Repeat lots of times over the next few days and you will soon have

a dog that realises if the toy is brought to you and dropped in your hand or at your feet, you will give a food treat. Hide and seek The following two games, hide and seek and searching, make use of your dog's amazing sense of smell. Your dog will use a combination of wind scenting (sniffing the air to locate you) and tracking (sniffing along the ground to follow where you have walked). You might need someone to hold your dog or wait until your dog is in another room then hide behind a door or sofa and call them. (When you first start this game you may need to call your dog more than once.) As soon as your dog finds you, praise and give a food treat. You can play the same game on your patio or in safe areas whilst out for a walk. When your dog is sniffing and not watching you, try and hide somewhere him. Remember to be very excited when he finds you. Searching games Pet dogs don’t have to hunt for their food but you can use their skills to find their

favourite toy. Your dog must be keen to play with a toy. Start by briefly teasing your dog with the toy and then, whilst your dog is watching, hide it behind furniture or, if outside, throw it into long grass. Encourage your dog to go and find it by saying in an excited voice “where is it?”. When your dog understands the game you can make it harder by not letting your dog watch where you hide the toy. Remember never to put the toy where you don’t want your dog to go – don’t hide it in your favourite flowerbeds! If your dog isn’t interested in toys you can play the same game but hide portions of your dog’s dinner or tasty food treats. Pounce and shake Pounce and shake games are often played independently of the owner. The dog throws the toy in the air then catches or pounces on it. The dog will often shake the toy until the squeak is removed so the games must be supervised. Squeaky toys can be used to get your dog’s attention and you can throw them for your dog.

Pets Corner: Can You take in a Homeless Dog or Cat?

HOLLY Holly is a young Great Dane cross who was rescued with her brothers when she was a tiny puppy. She is a lovely, sociable and very friendly girl who because of her size, needs a loving home with space enough for a large dog and owners able to give her the exercise she needs. To arrange to meet Holly and her brothers please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

BRIDGETTE Bridgette is one of three puppies abandoned in the campo. She is around two months old and was covered in ticks and fleas but has now been treated and is in good health. She is a very happy little girl and will be small/medium size when fully grown. For more information, you can call Pets in Spain on 645 469 253, or visit the website, www.petsinspain.com

CASSANDRA Cassandra is a beautiful black and white six-year-old Schnauzer cross who loves people and other dogs but not keen on bitches or cats. She is a very lively and fun dog who enjoys playing, but is used to living as an outside dog and would benefit from a home with a large garden. For more details on Cassandra, and others pets looking for a home, you can call K9 on 600 845 420.

DOTTY Dotty is a beautiful mediumsized young dog, who is currently being fostered with lots of other dogs and cats. She is fully house trained and is very loving, but a little nervous of men and loud noises though on the whole she is very friendly and affectionate. For more about Dotty please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or send an email to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

NANCY Nancy was brought into the SAT kennels with her mother and sister. Nancy and her sister although very thin, were both bouncing, happy, playful puppies. She is now three months old, and being a Pointer is each day growing cheekier and cheekier. If you would like more information on Nancy then please contact the kennels directly on 966 710 047 or send an email info@satanimalrescue.com

ROSEY Rosey is a beautiful eight month old female dog, who was found with her sister dumped in a village. Rosey is not very big and will be medium size when fully grown, and she and her sister are being fostered in a home with other petswhich they get on well with! They love being cuddled and are very affectionate. Call PEPA on 650 304 746 or Email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Friday 8th April 2016

Dave Silver

Friday 8th April 2016

Something Afoot In The Early Hours Of The Morning THE worst aspect of treading barefoot on an abandoned piece of Lego is the immediate pain. Then, as the agony slowly subsides, there is the embarrassing thought that the neighbours might have heard my piercing screams at around two o'clock in the morning. And worse than that, they might have wondered what could possibly have been afoot in my boudoir at that early (or late) hour to provoke such harrowing shrieks from the supposed man of the house. On the upside, it is often pleasant being a grandfather despite the youngsters' enjoyment of assembling and then dismantling their Lego creations and not being particularly bothered about accounting for every single piece

when they tidy up. 'Pleasant?' yelled Mrs S into my ear. 'It's a bit more than pleasant, you grumpy old man! You should be permanently euphoric at having grandchildren. 'You should not let a day go by without prostrating yourself on the floor and thanking whoever governs our lives for blessing us with little ones.' There was a brief pause followed by: 'David, are you even LISTENING to me?' 'Sorry,' I said. 'But when you talked of stretching out on the floor every day I immediately thought of Ol' Red Eyes down at the pub. I do worry about him. 'As for the entity who governs our lives,' I went on, 'I thought that was YOU!' 'Pardon?' shouted Mrs S into my other ear. 'Granted!' I responded in an equally loud voice because I

had been deafened by Mrs S blasting forth into both of my aural orifices. 'But let's face it, wifey, you're always telling me what to do.' 'Are you comparing me with the Almighty?' asked a shocked Mrs S. 'Good God, no,' I answered. 'I was just making conversation.' 'Well, you can keep up with the small talk because our grandchildren are on their way over,' said Mrs S as she disappeared into the kitchen to prepare three lots of snacks ahead of the imminent arrival of the infants. I blanched visibly, although there was no-one else in the room so it wasn't that visible. And then in marched the grandchildren -- the 11-yearold boy, his eight-year-old sister and their seven-year-old cousin.

'Hello, Gramps,' said the older boy. 'I don't want to play with the Lego today.' His younger sister nodded. 'Neither do I, Grandpa,' she said. 'I want to play on the computer,' added the boy. 'And I want to play on the computer,' added the girl. 'Sorry,' I said, 'The computer's broke. I fell over it when I was hopping around on one foot the other night.' I limped out of the room and limped back in again with one of my old board games. 'It's called Snakes & Ladders. You throw a cube with numbers on it and move your counters down snakes and up ladders.' 'Wow!' chorused the two youngsters. 'That sounds great!' I was about to feel relief when my third and youngest grandchild piped up:

'Grandad, I want to play with the Lego.' Recalling the pain of standing on the piece in my bedroom, I granted my youngest grandchild's request with the proviso that he -- and the multi-coloured bricks -remained in the living room. 'But I want to play upstairs,' insisted the seven-year-old. 'Why is that?' I asked. 'The carpet in my bedroom is no more luxuriant (threadbare) than the carpet in the living room. You'll be just as comfortable stretched out on the floor down here than spreadeagling yourself on the floor up there.' 'It's not the floor, Grandad. It's those underpants of yours that you keep in your drawer. I use them in my game as slings from which to fire pieces of Lego at the Lego fort. The elastic in your pants

makes the missiles go further.' As my mouth hung everwider open, my grandson added: 'If ever I lose a Lego piece you'll probably find it caught inside your underpants.' 'I thought you've been walking a bit funny lately,' Mrs S commented as she entered the living room. 'So that's how I trod on the Lego brick the other night,' I mused. 'It must have fallen out of my boxers when I got undressed.'Mrs S tutted. 'Are you still going on about your flaming foot! For goodness sake, it was only a tiny brick that you stepped on.' 'Oh, yeah,' I concurred, 'but a tiny brick made out of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.' 'Huh?' said Mrs S. 'Do you mean plastic?' 'Exactly,' I said. 'I just couldn't remember the word.'

Friday 8th April 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

After a string of new drama duds, ITV couldn’t possibly go wrong with their new Scandistyle Monday night drama Marcella, could they? You have the excellent Anna Friel in the lead role and the whole shooting match created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt, the guy behind the wonderful show that is The Bridge. I haven’t looked forward to a new drama like this for quite some time, being a Bridge fan, but come the end of Monday night , I realised that I haven’t been so bored out of my mind watching a TV show for ages. It’s as if Rosenfeldt just tossed away everything that he had learnt over the years to produce a nasty snooze fest devoid of any likeability what so ever. I’m sorry to keep referring to The Bridge but that’s the way it has to be. That show has a wonderful main character in Saga Noren that we really care about and the script, amidst all the violent scenes, offers lacings of humour and black comedy to relieve the tension. Marcella has none of that as Rosenfeldt appears to have produced a “by the numbers” tale of a troubled detective returning to the police force after a old case of

Miserable Marcella

a serial killer resurfaces a decade later, blah, blah, blah. Friel gives a super performance as the pained officer with clearly more of the backstory to come, but somehow (and it’s not Friel’s fault), I just couldn’t be bothered. Far too many plot lines bombarded the screen in a 45 minute opener (once you took the ads out) and a good cast was wasted with the only time that I got really interested was when Sinead Cusack appeared as a nasty busi-

nesswoman. I will watch Marcella again this Monday just to see if it gets better and whether my first thoughts were unfair, but this ranks so far as the biggest disappointment of the year. Thank heavens that Rosenfeldt has confirmed that a fourth series of The Bridge is a near-certainty, so that we see what he is really capable of. Much better for ITV’s ailing drama department was The Durrells set on the lovely Greek island of Corfu, which

brought a splash of colour to Sunday mid-evening. The basic story is well known as the eccentric family, including little Gerald (later of course a famous naturalist) and older Lawrence (later a famous writer) move to the Med in the mid-thirties after their father dies. They are kept in order by their mum, played by Keeley Hawes, who wanted a new challenge as opposed to staying close to being penniless in Bournemouth. The opener was utterly charming

with some funny lines penned by Simon Nye, the man behind Men Behaving Badly, and it works totally as Hawes rules the roost in yet another triumph for her as she is the star of the show. Well done on this one ITV and take up your option on series two right now! It’s not bad scheduling for Keeley Hawes either as I watched Line of Duty openmouthed last week on BBC 2 as she made a shock return as locked-up copper Inspector Denton. Hawes just

fizzed on the screen, as the drama took a totally unexpected twist, and isn’t it great that in this internet age you can have a show kept spoilerfree to enhance the enjoyment of it for us at home. I caught a rare glimpse of ITV’s breakfast show Good Morning Britain the other day, and Jeremy Kyle was fronting it, and a good job he did as well. I remember him being a very good radio presenter in the West Midlands a couple of decades ago, way before he started doing a circus act on ITV mid-mornings, but stand by for a further image change. As a big horse racing fan, he’s set to be ITV’s main racing presenter when they take over Channel Four’s contract from the start of next year, and as somebody who likes the sport, I think it’s a shrewd move by ITV to help bring the sport of kings to a bigger audience. Nothing nice ever happens on The Walking Dead, but those production swines have given us perhaps the biggest cliffhanger in the show’s six season history whilst we wait for more this autumn. Wow! They can’t possibly do that, can they? Sorry. I’m a spoilerfree zone!

Friday 8th April 2016

Back on ITV - Scott & Bailey

Wednesday - ITV A three-part special of Scott & Bailey, featuring a single crime, starts on ITV on Wednesday. Produced by award winning independent producers Red Production Company, the three-part format allows this series to unfold with scale and ambition as Scott & Bailey tackle one of the biggest and darkest cases they have ever had to face. Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp return to the roles of super cool Janet Scott and her hotheaded partner Rachel Bailey; the

crime-fighting partnership forged over four previous series following the drama’s successful critical and ratings launch on ITV in 2011. With D.C.I. Gill Murray in retirement, ever-ambitious Rachel (Suranne Jones) returns from her Vice secondment fired up and full of new ideas and initiatives. She’s gained valuable experience and really wants to make her mark as she returns to Syndicate 9’s Murder Squad. Exhilarated to step up to the plate, Rachel is exactly who Janet (Lesley Sharp)

and the Squad need to move forward with a terrifying and sinister Internet crime investigation of epic scale and unrelenting horror. Using her Vice authorisation, Rachel accesses a disturbing world where people brag about committing murder and lay down the gauntlet for the next victim. A game of ruthless life or death daring develops, as Scott & Bailey investigate multiple killers with horrifying and everlasting consequences. They will be changed forever and the investigation will take a devastating toll on their professional lives. The special has been executive produced by Nicola Shindler (Happy Valley, Ordinary Lies, Last Tango in Halifax) founder of the Red Production Company and Suranne Jones, who conceived the idea for the drama with fellow actress Sally Lindsay who returns to the drama playing Rachel’s sister Alison. In Wednesday´s first

episode, returning to Syndicate 9 after a year with Vice, Rachel (Suranne Jones) needs some time to rekindle her neglected friendship with Janet (Lesley Sharp), but the shocking murder of Michael Edgerton forces her to hit the ground running as she steps up to Acting DI under the watchful eye of Julie Dodson (Pippa Haywood). When a teenage boy sees a clip of Michael’s murder on the darknet, it’s clear that Syndicate 9 are dealing with something much bigger and more sinister than a single, indiscriminate murder. A sick game is being played and Syndicate 9 need to find the next potential victim before the killer does. Glad of Rachel’s return, Janet couldn’t have known how much she was going to need her friend. When Taisie (Harriet Waters) is arrested, setting off an inconceivable chain of events, Janet is thrown into turmoil and Rachel’s wisdom and experience are exactly what she needs to steer her through the crisis.

Tonight At The London Palladium Wednesday - ITV Also starting on Wednesday, Tonight At The London Palladium is a new eight-part series hosted by entertainer, actor and presenter Bradley Walsh who with his warmth and cheeky style will entertain audiences with plenty of surprises and introduce some of the biggest stars from music and comedy onto one of the world’s most famous stages, along with a host of spectacular speciality acts from around the world.

In the first show of the series guests confirmed to appear include; Award Winning classical singer Andrea Bocelli, music from the West End with Motown The Musical , singer and song writer Birdy, comedy from Tommy Tiernan and a jaw-dropping performance from the Globe of Death. The 2,200 strong audience inside the Palladium will also be featured and there will be huge surprises, special moments and prizes to be won.

Kelly Holmes: My Marathon Story Saturday - BBC One World marathon recordholder Paula Radcliffe meets up with her former Great Britain team-mate Dame Kelly Holmes, who will run the London Marathon for the first time on 24 April. In this special programme broadcast on Saturday afternoon on BBC One, Paula talks to the double Olympic

champion about her life in athletics, her emotional and hearth-felt story of personal issues dealing with depression and self-harming, their contrasting times at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the current problems in athletics - and what is inspiring her to race the 26.2 mile marathon more than 10 years after retiring from full-time athletics altogether.

Britain's Got Talent

Saturday - ITV The dream team of judges - Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams - once again take their places on the panel, in search of the most astonishing and exhilarating talent around. They are joined by the nation’s favourite TV duo, Ant & Dec, who will be on hand to encourage, congratulate and commiserate the acts whilst guiding the audience through the auditions. Together they have scoured the country looking for a winning act who can entertain the nation and capture the hearts and imaginations of the Great British public. Across the series, the acts set to entertain and amuse are a dancing polar bear, a one-man band on stilts, an orchestra with a difference and the most dangerous act we have ever seen. There will also be puppetry and archery with a difference, the world’s fastest tortoise and a magician brave enough to smash Simon’s phone... All four judges and Ant &

Dec will also have the opportunity to give the act they think has that extra special something an automatic place in the live semi-finals with the use of their special Golden Buzzer. With thousands of people applying, viewers can expect to be amazed and astounded by the remarkable line-up of acts competing to be crowned this year’s winner, securing an incredible £250,000 and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance 2016. The past decade has seen some of the most exciting and interesting winners from Paul Potts to Diversity, Ashleigh & Pudsey to Attraction. And it’s not only the winners who have delivered some of our most memorable moments on television; there was singer Susan Boyle, comedian Jack Carroll, magician Darcy Oake and of course, the dog that hypnotised Simon - to name a few. This year’s series is sure to provide even more must see moments.

Abused: The Untold Story Monday - BBC One Abused: The Untold Story tells the stories of survivors of sexual abuse who stood up and broke their silence, changing Britain forever. This is the definitive account of a national scandal, assembling an unprecedented range of voices, from the survivors and their friends and family to the professionals who led reform of some of the country's biggest institutions. Through candid and revealing testimony, the film not only explores the devastating long-term effects of abuse, it celebrates the extraordinary resilience and spirit of ordinary British people. In 2012 Britain was shaken by horrific revelations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile, abuse that had gone unchecked for decades. Thousands of people came forward to talk about their own experiences - many for the first time - and the shocking scale of abuse was revealed. It reached far beyond Savile and into the very heart of British society. Some of those victims speak publicly for the first time about the consequence of abuse in their relationships and in their families.

Alongside those survivors - and for the first time Abused: The Untold Story brings together the professionals at the very heart of the story: the journalists who met the first victims of Savile to speak publicly; the Police Commander of Operation Yewtree, Peter Spindler, who would uncover the shocking scale of his crimes; the former Director of Public Prosecution, Kier Starmer; the Detective who led the report into Savile’s abuse at Leeds General Infirmary, Ray Galloway; and the charities who were overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming forward. These multiple perspectives build into a gripping account of how secrets and silence took hold of British society but in the end couldn't stand in the way of people's need to tell the truth.

Friday 8th April 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 My Life on a Plate 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Sea Cities 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Chef’s Protege 13:30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 13:50 Pressure Pad 14:35 Film - Mrs Miniver (U) 16:45 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Bargain Hunt 19:00 Eggheads

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Gok’s Lunchbox 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale makes a decision

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20:30 Coronation Street Caz is left shocked by Kate’s betrayal

20:30 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon hosts the com19:30 Golf Hazel Irvine edy panel show presents highlights from the 21:00 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 21:00 EastEnders One first day of the Masters from Starting in picturesque resident makes a worrying Augusta Winchcombe, Julia takes discovery up the many walking trails 20:30 Women’s Football on offer to discover an 2017 Qualifier: ancient burial mound and a 21:30 MasterChef It’s the Euro quarter-final and the six tal- England v Belgium (Kick-off historic castle, before takented heat winners have no 855pm). Coverage of the ing in the spectacular views time to rest on their laurels group seven match from from the top of Cleeve Hill, York Stadium, the highest point in as they continue to fight for New Gloucestershire their place in the competi- Rotherham, as England play tion their third match of the qual- 21:30 Coronation Street ification process. With com- Love is in the air for Liz 22:00 Have I Got News for mentary from Jonathan You The satirical news quiz Pearce and Sue Smith, and 22:00 Billy Connolly’s returns expert analysis from former Tracks Across America England internationals Kelly This week’s journey kicks off in the north-west city of 22:30 Boomers The couSmith and Rachel BrownPortland, where Billy meets ples are off to the naming Finnis farmer Tom, a veg grower ceremony of Alan and turned organic cannabis Joyce’s first granddaughter 23:00 Two Doors Down producer, before heading to Scarlett 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Film California to see some elephant seals 23:00 BBC News at Ten - A Serious Man (15) 01:45 Question Time 02:45 Inside 23:35 The Graham Norton 23:00 News 23:40 Film Show 00:25 Room 101 Obama’s White House The Living Daylights (PG) 01:05 Film - Bad Company 03:45 Land of Hope and 02:05 Jackpot247 04:00 (12) 02:50 Weather for the Glory - British Country Life Murder, She Wrote 04:50 04:45 This is BBC Two ITV Nightscreen Week Ahead 02:55 News

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Shipping Wars 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10 Food Unwrapped 14:45 Racing: Grand National Festival 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World Cameras follow Abigail Austen who became the first British Army officer to change her gender 21:00 Food Unwrapped Jimmy investigates claims that the banana could one day be used in the fight against a number of viruses 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Dubai Johnny Vegas accompanies Richard on a brief jaunt to the United Arab Emirates 22:00 Gogglebox The nation’s favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week 23:00 Lookalikes 23:35 First Dates 00:35 Raised by Wolves 01:05 Rude Tube 02:05 Film - Serpico (18) 04:20 Toast of London 04:45 Toast of London 05:15 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Fatal Memories (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Ortis and Jon fire up the latest cooking tech at the National Street Food Festival 21:00 The Search for Atlantis The fabled island that vanished beneath the waves is one of the greatest enigmas of the ancient world Described by Plato, Atlantis was initially thought to be just myth and legend But could the lost civilization be real? 22:00 Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen Dramatised documentary revealing the truth behind the myth of the iconic Egyptian ruler, looking at why her name still resonates through the centuries 23:55 Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids 00:55 Access 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Big Boobs Gone Bad: A Botched Up Bodies Special 05:00 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts 05:45 House Doctor

On This Day

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU Stephen Mangan is in the host’s chair for the first episode of the spring series (number 51, would you believe). With the Conservative Party tearing itself apart apart over the referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn occasioning both ridicule and left-wing devotion across the land and new Top Gear host Chris Evans proving that he may even be capable of out-Jeremy-Clarksoning the great controversialist when it comes to attracting negative headlines, there’s plenty of material for team captains Ian Hislop, Paul Merton and their guests to get their teeth into.

BBC1 22:00 Later, Lisa is hurt when SOAPS Zak visits her to tell her about a plan he’s made. In the pub afterwards, Lisa is heartbroken by what she sees...

In Emmerdale, Zak secretly fights his jealousy over Rishi’s friendship with Joanie. However, the green-eyed monster soon gets too much for Zak and he punches Rishi hard witnessed by a mortified Lisa and Belle. Joanie and Zak’s relationship changes footing as Joanie explains that she’d marry him, giving him a blunt ultimatum.

In Coronation Street, On Aidan’s orders, Kate reluctantly heads home to prepare for her hen night. A tearful Kate confesses to Caz that she wants to postpone the wedding. Clearly angry, Caz wonders if her change of heart has something to do with Sophie. When Sophie overhears Michelle telling Liz that Kate has cancelled the hen night, she finds a distraught Kate in her flat and

offers her a comforting hug. Upset, Caz tells Michelle and Aidan that Kate has cancelled their wedding and she’s convinced Sophie is behind her decision. No longer able to mask their true feelings, Sophie and Kate kiss.

Caz lets herself into the flat and is shocked at Kate’s betrayal.

1994: Rock musician Kirt Cobain ‘shoots himself.’ Meanwhile, reminding Tim that they’ve an important dinner that evening with a fellow councillor, Sally orders him to be on his best behaviour. Keen to avoid the dinner, Tim hides in The Rovers. In the second episode, Ordering Sophie to leave, Kate begs for Caz’s forgiveness - insisting the kiss meant nothing and Sophie came on to her but a furious Caz tells her it’s over. At Number 4, Sophie pours out her heart to Tim. He advises her to give Kate a wide berth as she’s clearly confused. As Caz prepares to leave, Sophie

approaches. Kate implores Caz not to go, insisting her kiss with Sophie was just a mistake. Sophie is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Sally shows off, making out that Tim runs two businesses. On Kevin’s advice, Tim heads off to the Bistro to make amends with Sally. However, as he approaches Sally’s table, he’s hurt to hear her boasting about her successful husband and his charity work and beats a hasty retreat. In Eastenders, Ronnie tries to get to the bottom of who has been harassing her. Jack also takes matters into his own hands,

07:00 Alesha Dixon: The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film American Pie: The Wedding (15) 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 The Cleveland Show ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 02:45 Long Lost Family ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 Minder 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:30 FA Youth Cup Live: Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers 23:00 Film Transporter 3 (15) 01:05 Film - 6 Bullets (15) 03:10 Hell on Wheels (PG)

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James leading to a shocking discovery. As the situation escalates, Ronnie finds herself in a dangerous situation but will Jack get there in time? Meanwhile, Stacey returns home and is thrown a party by Kyle, but Kyle finds himself in an awkward situation when Sonia and Tina assume they are invited.

6 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 MasterChef 13:00 News 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 Kelly Holmes: My Marathon Story 14:30 Golf: The Masters 2016 15:30 Bargain Hunt 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Final Score 18:20 Now You See It 18:50 News 19:10 Can’t Touch This 20:00 The Voice UK The grand final sees each of the remaining four acts perform a solo number and sing an exclusive duet with their superstar coach. However, the power lies with the viewers as the artists face the public vote in a bid to be crowned winner of The Voice UK 2016 22:00 Casualty Jacob takes it upon himself to track down a dangerous drug dealer in Holby and persuades an unlikely person to comply 22:50 The National Lottery Live 23:00 News 23:20 Match of the Day 00:45 Film - Déjà Vu (12) 02:40 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:45 News

Saturday 9th April 07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Share a Story 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Super 4 08:15 Looped 08:30 Scrambled 08:35 Mr Bean 08:50 Horrid Henry 09:10 Nerds and Monsters 09:30 Thunderbirds are Go 10:05 Tom and Jerry 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:15 Jeremy Kyle 13:15 News 13:25 Jeremy Kyle 14:25 Judge Rinder 15:25 The Chase 16:25 Film - Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Army (PG) 18:30 News 19:00 Dad’s 20:00 Corporal Jones loses the You’ve Been Framed money that has been raised to provide a new canteen 20:00 Britain’s Got Talent The nationwide variety talfor the servicemen ent show returns for its tenth series 20:30 Golf: The Masters 2016 Hazel Irvine intro- 21:25 You’re Back in the duces coverage of the third Room Five more hypnoday from the Augusta tised strangers team up to win a potential £25,000 National in Georgia, as the opening Major of the year 22:25 Film - The Fast and continues. While conditions the Furious (15) LA cop O’Connor must on this famous course are Brian notoriously difficult, Jordan decide where his loyalties really lie when he becomes Speith made light of such enamoured with the street matters last year on his way racing world to winning his first Major 23:25 News 23:40 Film 01:00 The Mummy (U) The Fast and the Furious 02:25 Film - Stark Raving (15) 00:40 The Cube 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, Mad (15) 04:00 This is BBC She Wrote 04:50 ITV Two Nightscreen

07:25 Film - Sister Kenny (PG) 09:20 Film - Goodbye, Mr Chips (U) 11:10 Homes Under the Hammer 12:10 Titus - The Gorilla King 13:00 Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 14:00 Film - Henry V (PG) 16:15 Flog It 17:00 Bake Off Crème de la Crème 18:00 World’s Weirdest Events 19:00 Tribes, Predators and Me

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 08:05 Freerider World Tour 08:30 Tarawera Ultra Marathon 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Grand National Morning Line 12:00 Weekend Brunch From the Grand National 15:00 The Grand National Live From Aintree 19:30 Speed with Guy Martin The motorbike fan takes on the challenge of building the world’s fastest soapbox racer in an attempt to set a new speed record using just the pull of gravity and a tarmac road. To get to grips with going blisteringly fast on a public road, 20:30 News 21:00 Film - Johnny English Reborn (PG) Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier 23:00 Film - Die Hard (18) 01:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:30 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:35 Hugh’s 3 Good Things 04:45 Location, Location, Location 05:40 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:55 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

07:00 Milkshake 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show Live 12:30 Police Interceptors 14:20 Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits 15:20 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 19:05 NCIS: Los Angeles 20:00 NCIS: New Orleans Pride and Sonya escort a witness to the trial of a weapons trafficker in Texas, only to be ambushed on the way 21:00 NCIS While the NCIS team investigates the cause of a hit and run accident that resulted in the death of a Petty Officer, Gibbs searches for a way to clear a Navy Hospital worker after she’s indicted for illegally providing medical

13:45 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 14:40 Scorpion 15:40 Celebrity Catchphrase 16:40 Britain’s Got More Talent 17:45 Film - King Kong (12) 21:25 Britain’s Got More Talent 22:25 Family Guy 23:20 Celebrity Juice ITV3 13:15 Agatha Christie’s Marple 15:15 Film Goodnight Mister Tom (PG) 17:25 Columbo Fade in to Murder 19:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Lewis ITV4

22:00 The Championship Extended highlights of the weekend’s top matches, including Burnley v Leeds United and Middlesbrough v Preston North End,

13:30 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 15:00 Film - Police Academy 3: Back in Training (PG) 16:45 Film From Russia with Love (PG) 19:05 The Motorsport Mavericks 20:10 The Big Fish Off 21:15 Film - Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (PG) 23:00 Film Passenger 57 (15)

23:00 Goal Rush 23:30 NCIS 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 05:40 Divine Designs

09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Keith Nicol

21:55 News

Sunday 10th April 07:15 Great British Garden Revival 08:15 This Farming Life 09:15 An Island Parish 09:45 The Beechgrove Garden 10:15 Countryfile 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 The Best Dishes Ever 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Triathlon: World Series - Gold Coast 15:50 Highlights British Gymnastics: Championships 18:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 19:00 Great 20:00 Countryfile John British Railway Journeys Craven follows LS Lowry’s journeys around 19:30 Golf Hazel Irvine Northumberland, accompa- introduces coverage of the nied by the man who used fourth and final day from to drive him on his trips the Augusta National in Georgia, as the opening 21:00 Antiques reaches a Roadshow Fiona Bruce Major of the year and the team visit conclusion. Jordan Spieth Kelvingrove Art Gallery and started the final day four shots ahead of his nearest Museum rival last year and showed 22:00 Undercover Maya’s no signs of any nerves fight for justice becomes a affecting his game, eventuserious threat to the estab- ally holding that advantage lishment, setting out to ahead of Phil Mickelson bring shocking secrets to and Justin Rose, who were tied for second light

07:00 Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Secret Britain 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Points of View 17:15 Songs of Praise 18:00 Life in the Air 19:00 Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me 19:30 News

23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:40 Film - The Hot Chick (12) 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:20 News

01:00 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:40 Countryfile 02:35 Holby City 03:35 This is BBC Two

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Share a Story 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Super 4 08:15 Looped 08:30 Scrambled 08:35 Mr Bean 08:50 Horrid Henry 09:10 Nerds and Monsters 09:30 Teen Titans Go 10:05 Tom and Jerry 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:25 Jeremy Kyle 13:30 News 13:45 River Monsters 14:45 Big Star’s Little Star 15:50 Britain’s Got Talent 17:10 Film - Licence to Kill (15) 19:30 News 20:00 The Chase Celebrity Special Charlie Brooks, Richard Whitehead, Shappi Khorsandi and David Dickinson take on one of the country’s finest quiz brains in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for charity

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 Film - Bridge to Terabithia (PG) 17:25 Film - Rango (PG) 19:30 News

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja The 11:30 Turtles Championship 12:30 Goal Rush 13:00 The Gadget Show 14:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK 15:00 Film - Eight Below (15) 17:20 Film - The Haunted Mansion (PG) 19:00 Now That’s Funny

14:25 Film - Small Soldiers (PG) 16:35 Film - Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG) 18:25 Britain’s Got Talent 19:50 Britain’s Got More Talent 20:55 Film - The Wedding Planner (PG) 23:00 Family Guy

20:00 The Secret Life of the Zoo There’s a surprise birth in the orangutan house, and older sibling Tuti has to fend for herself and set out on the road to independence

20:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away Enforcement violent face Agents debtors and gritty evictions

13:55 Film - Clockwise (PG) 15:55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 17:55 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 The Cruise Ship 21:30 Royal Stories 22:00 Great Estates of Scotland 23:15 Film - Changeling (15)

21:00 Hidden Britain by Drone Tony Robinson presents the first of two programmes using drones to shoot aerial footage of areas of Britain that are off limits to the public

22:00 Indian Summers Lord Hawthorne, badly 21:00 The Durrells Larry burned and barely alive, is determined to seek falls dangerously ill revenge on his attacker 22:00 Home Fires News of and orders the police to the Bowers’ divorce hits the arrest Adam papers and Laura’s dis23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 grace becomes public Film - Insidious 2 (15) Embarrassing 23:05 News 23:20 100 02:05 Year Old Drivers 00:20 Bodies 03:00 The People Murder, She Wrote 01:15 Next Door 03:55 Come Dine with Me Jackpot247

21:00 Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas This week’s acts include a horrifying performance using a needle and thread 21:55 News 22:00 Film The Town (15) As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down 00:25 Film - Hancock (12) 02:10 Super Casino 04:10 Going Tube: The 05:00 Underground Wildlife SOS 05:50 The Great Artists

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ITV4 12:50 Storage Wars 13:20 Pawn Stars 15:40 Film The Secret War of Harry Frigg 17:50 Film - The Far Country (U) 19:55 The Wine Show 21:00 Film Open Range (15) 23:50 Film - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Tony De Love

Monday 11th April

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Panorama Peter Marshall documents the tragic story of teenager Sara Green, who took her own life while an inpatient at a Priory Group Hospital 21:00 EastEnders Mick and Sharon come up with an idea to cheer up Linda 21:30 Abused: The Untold Story Documentary charting the stories of those who broke their silence about sexual abuse scandals. Following revelations about Jimmy Savile, thousands of people came forward to talk about their own experiences, many for the first time. This film hears from some of these survivors 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Caught Red Handed 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Chef’s Protege 14:30 Pressure Pad 15:15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 16:10 The Indian Doctor 16:50 Coast Australia 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News

20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton boards a traditional gypsy caravan to travel through the borders and up to Glasgow, exploring Scotland’s unique blend of stunning scenery, romantic ruins, myths and legend

21:00 Further Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green Robson travels along the route of the Great Whinsill, the rock formations that give Northumberland its distinctive rugged landscape and Robson pays a visit to Alnwick Castle, where he is given a tour of a poison garden by the Duchess of Northumberland

21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 An Island Parish Islanders gather for the annual Eela fishing competition 22:00 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story The pressurecooker atmosphere in court intensifies when the defence attempts to introduce inflammatory tapes, revealing detective Mark Fuhrman’s hateful nature 22:50 QI XL 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits 01:15 MasterChef 02:15 The Celebrity Apprentice USA 03:35 This is BBC Two

20:00 Emmerdale David gets some news 20:30 Coronation Street Sarah sees salvation in Billy

21:30 Coronation Street Nick is haunted by his past 22:00 Marcella Marcella tries to piece together what unfolded at Grace’s is it something to do with her disappearance? The team continues to hunt the killer. Could it be the same person that Marcella suspected all those years ago? 23:00 News 23:40 The Agenda 00:20 The Chase 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Shipping Wars USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches Investigating changes to the Personal Independence Payment, which 100,000’s of disabled people are now having to apply for 21:30 The Food Chain Free range eggs and raspberries are tracked from farm to final use 22:00 The Island with Bear Grylls Rob leads the search for food and attempts to fish and hunt come to nothing 23:00 Sex Box 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:10 One Born Every Minute 02:05 British Army Girls 03:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 03:55 Lookalikes 04:25 The Shopper’s Guide to Saving Money 04:55 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 05:10 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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ABUSED: THE UNTOLD STORY

BBC1 21:30

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, David arrives at the doctors to collect his test results. When he enters the room, he’s unaware that Belle and Dr Bailey are kissing behind the examination curtain. Dr Bailey steps out but is flustered and scrambles through his paperwork. He tells a chuffed David that his ultrasound came back

Documentary charting the stories of those who broke their silence in recent years about sexual abuse scandals. Following revelations in 2012 about Jimmy Savile, thousands of people came forward to talk about their own experiences, many for the first time. This film hears from some of these survivors, as well as their friends and family, to uncover the long-term effects of abuse. There are also interviews with journalists who talked to the first victims of Savile to go public, the police commander of Operation Yewtree, the former Director of Public Prosecutions and the charities who helped an overwhelming number of people who came forward.

clear. David is delighted with the result, but Dr Bailey has actually made a worrying error. How will David feel when he finds out? Meanwhile, Megan is determined to do everything all by herself, so she tells Jai to back off and not to attend the christening. Sam tells her that she should take all the help she can get. Meanwhile, Megan is determined to do everything all by herself, so she tells Jai to back off and not to attend the christening. Sam tells her that she should take all the help she can get.

In Coronation Street, An exhausted Sarah moans to David that Harry kept her awake all night with his crying. Bethany insists on taking Harry out and orders her mum to get some sleep. When Sarah asks Billy if he can squeeze Harry in for a christening as a matter of urgency, Billy is bemused but promises he will look into it.

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Access 16:20 Film - A Teacher’s Obsession 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

07:00 Alesha Dixon: The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:00 American Dad 00:55 The Cleveland Show 01:55 Two and a Half Men

20:00 Sinkholes: Buried Alive Filled with compelling eyewitness video of dramatic collapses, and following scientists as they explore the underlying forces behind these natural disasters, this programme ITV3 travels the globe to investigate what it is like to have 07:00 Doctor at Large your world vanish beneath 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 your feet Where the Heart is 09:30 21:00 Police The Royal 10:35 Judge Interceptors: The Fatal Judy 11:50 The Darling Four Kev reveals how to Buds of May 12:55 Murder, spot a drunk driver, before She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat he gets behind a bolshy 15:00 The Royal 16:05 bandit with no regard for Where the Heart is 17:10 the speed limit, while Doctor at Large 17:45 On the Buses 18:20 On the Jacko follows an allBuses 18:55 Heartbeat 22:00 The Tube: Going 19:55 Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Underground Staff face 21:00 some tricky customers who Thyme 22:00 Long Lost 23:00 Prime could bring the entire net- Family Suspect 01:20 The Darling work to a halt Buds of May 02:15 Where 23:00 Gotham 00:00 the Heart is Person of Interest 01:45 True Crimes: The First 72 ITV4 Hours 02:15 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes SOS 05:25 The Great 07:55 The Chase 08:45 Artists 05:45 House Doctor The Professionals 09:50 Minder 10:50 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 The Professionals 13:50 Pawn Stars 14:20 Storage Wars 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:00 Film - 6 Bullets (15) 00:20 Bundesliga 01:20 Film Senna (12)

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James Later Lauren and her mates approach Bethany and make snide remarks about Harry, calling him ugly. As Bethany tries to shake off the bullies, Nick comes to her rescue. When Lauren gives Nick some backchat, Nick suddenly loses it. Grabbing Lauren’s bag, he hurls it into the road and the girls are shocked.

announces that she’s hoping to have Harry christened next week and that she’s going to ask Todd, Nick and Carla to be godparents. Sarah summons Nick to Number 8. Worried that she is going to tear a strip off him for the way he handled Bethany’s bullies, Nick is relieved when she only asks him to be Harry’s godfather.

In the second episode, Freaked out by his own actions, Nick wanders off in a daze. Promising Bethany that she’s not heard the last of this, Lauren and her mates head off.

In Eastenders, When Louise continues to blackmail her, Abi grows desperate and offers her money in exchange for her silence. Louise turns down the deal, so Babe suggests to Abi that it may be time to get in there first and tell Ben the truth. When Abi heads home, it’s

Soon afterwards, Sarah

not long before the truth comes out and Abi is exposed as a liar. But how is the secret revealed and how will Ben react? Later, Abi finds a drunken Ben confronting Louise over the stolen credit card. Once they’re alone, Abi is relieved when Ben begins to kiss her and removes her clothes, but things take a sudden turn when he drags her out into the bar and reveals her secret to everyone in The Vic.

Tuesday 12th April 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Abi finds herself in hot water 21:00 Holby City When Mo’s mother, Ina, is admitted with end stage heart failure, Mo clashes with Sir Dennis over her treatment 22:00 The A Word Paul and Alison have told Joe’s school about his autism reluctantly on her par.t With Polish worker Maya now helping out with Joe at home, Alison volunteers to help in his classroom. In the hope of winning Joe some friends, she invites two boys, Ramesh and Bill, for a sleepover 23:00 BBC News and Weather 23:45 Would I Lie to You? 00:15 How to Stay Young 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 BBC News

07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Caught Red Handed 09:30 Great British Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Chef’s Protege 14:30 The Super League Show 15:15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 16:10 The Indian Doctor 16:55 Coast Australia 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul travels from the shores of Loch Maree into the wilds of Assynt and then on to the northernmost part of mainland Scotland 21:00 Bake Off Crème de la Crème It’s the third heat of the competition and Tom Kerridge welcomes three more teams

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Chas supports Aaron 20:30 River Monsters Jeremy Wade returns with a brand new series of the show in which he investigates cases of huge and deadly creatures lurking in the world’s waterways 21:00 How Not to DIY While the UK’s passion for do-it-yourself shows little sign of abating, as the latest part of this documentary reveals, many are useless at home improvement. Clips of their disastrous handiwork prove that sometimes it’s better, and cheaper, to call in the professionals

22:00 Europe: Them or Us As the United Kingdom gears up to decide its future in the June referendum, Nick Robinson explores the troubled history of the UK’s relationship with Europe

22:00 Drive Vernon Kay puts eight celebrity racing rookies, including Professor Green, Johnny Vegas and Angus Deayton, through their paces. Jason Plato offers expert advice and introduces the group to their second challenge, off-road buggy racing

23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Horizon 01:15 MasterChef 02:15 This Farming Life 03:15 This is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:45 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 00:45 The Cube 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose 04:50 ITV Women Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Shipping Wars USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Sandra assists Karl, who lives an alternative lifestyle on a boat in Norfolk. With a stinking toilet and a galley filled with mouldy pans, she faces the biggest cleaning job of her life 22:00 One Born Every Minute The dads are under the spotlight at Liverpool Women’s Hospital in this new episode as three very different men prepare for fatherhood 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Flashy Funerals 01:10 Poker Stars and MonteCarlo Casino Ept Grand Final 02:10 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:35 Gillette World Sport 03:05 Tarawera Ultra Marathon 03:30 Freerider World Tour 03:55 Jockey School 04:55 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 05:10 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

DON´T MISS

EUROPE: THEM OR US

BBC2 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Robert is stung when Aaron tells him to steer clear at the trial . When Aaron takes the stand, he struggles to keep his composure and speak confidently as the prosecution pose their questions to him. When it’s the defence’s turn, Aaron soon feels backed into a corner.

As the United Kingdom gears up to decide its future in the June referendum, Nick Robinson explores the troubled history of the UK’s relationship with Europe. The first programme examines why British governments initially shunned the new Common Market then begged to join it. It also explores the decisive part played by three British prime ministers, Winston Churchill, Harold Macmillan and Edward Heat

Meanwhile, Priya tells Jai that he should ignore Megan and attend the christening anyway. Outside the church, the small number of guests alarm Megan and she feels pressured to let Jai attend. When things go wrong at the service, Megan rushes away. Later Harriet has some wise words for her. Elsewhere, David agrees to let Pollard accompany him to his appointment.

In Eastenders, Linda is disappointed when Johnny reveals that he’s only back home for a few days. She is also anxious about the fact that Johnny still doesn’t know about everything that happened with Dean when he was away. Mick encourages her to tell him the truth sooner rather than later. After an incident with the

10:15 12:15 13:10 Pay? 14:15 14:45 NCIS Fatal News 19:00 19:30

20:00 Police Interceptors: The Fatal Four Intrerceptor Kev reveals how to spot a drunk driver, before he gets behind a bolshy bandit with no regard for the speed limit, while Jacko follows an all-terrain tearaway

Meanwhile, Abi finds herself at the end of Phil and Ben’s wrath following the revelation that she lied about being pregnant. At home, Louise and Jay talk about what’s happened and she goes to kiss him. Soon afterwards, Jay gets tough with Ben by reminding him that everything only happened because Ben won’t admit the truth

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film American Pie: The Wedding (15) 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad 01:55 Two and a Half Men ITV3

07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet A Judy 11:50 The Darling dog’s life hangs in the bal- Buds of May 12:55 Murder, ance as it undergoes an She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat emergency operation for a 15:00 The Royal 16:05 tumour in its abdomen Where the Heart is 17:10 Doctor at Large 17:45 On 22:00 Benefits by the the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat Sea: Jaywick The entire 20:00 Murder, She Wrote community turns up to say 21:00 Midsomer Murders goodbye to one of 23:00 Prime Suspect 01:10 Jaywick’s favourite sons, The Darling Buds of May alcoholic Dave tries to ITV4 leave Jaywick and his drinking buddies behind 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:50 The Chase 08:50 23:00 Most Shocking The Professionals 09:55 Reality TV Moments 01:50 Minder 10:55 Ax Men Lip Sync Battle UK 02:15 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Super Casino 04:10 Castle The Professionals 13:55 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage The Great Artists 05:45 Wars New York 15:50 House Doctor Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 18:00 The 19:00 On This Day Professionals Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 Film - Transporter 3 (15) 00:05 Film - Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (PG) 01:50 Pawn Stars 02:35 The Motorsport Mavericks 03:30 Hogan’s Heroes

1984: Scargill vetoes national ballot on strike. karaoke, Johnny realises that all is not well with Linda. He decides to open up about his own troubles, revealing that he has split with Gianluca. Linda realises Johnny needs to know the truth and finally tells him about Dean’s attack.

Outside, Cain tries to stop Chas from talking to Gordon as she is risking the whole case, but she is determined to have her say...

07:00 Milkshake The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders News 13:15 Can’t We’ll Take it Away Home and Away Neighbours 15:15 16:20 Film Performance 18:00 18:30 Neighbours Home and Away News

about being gay. Elsewhere, when Masood continues to ignore Carmel, she makes a show of apologising to him in front of everyone in The Vic. Her efforts don’t have much success, as Masood later shares some harsh words with her once they’re alone. Carmel tries to remind him that this is about Stacey. In Holby City, In the aftermath of his mother’s death, in a long night of the soul, Jesse reappraises his relationship with his grieving father and makes a life-changing decision. When Mo’s mother Ina is

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack admitted with end-stage heart failure, Mo clashes with Sir Dennis over Ina’s treatment, putting her own career in jeopardy. Ric takes the case of a patient with an injury to a very delicate part of his anatomy very seriously, but a shared interest in poker and boxing help Ric to find his own funny bone.

CODE CRACKER

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week's puzzle, 20 represents D and 10 represents G, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

QUICKIE

Across 2 For sure (7) 7 Snail (5) 8 Crete (5) 9 Nut (3) 11 Stud (4) 14 Star (4) 16 Ideas (5) 17 Amen (4) 19 Sage (4) 22 Ale (3) 24 Rouge (5) 25 Ochre (5) 26 Settler (7)

Down 1 Beads (5) 2 Safer (5) 3 Turn (4) 4 Nope (4) 5 Pests (5) 6 Later (5) 10 Untie (5) 12 Sue (3) 13 Ant (3) 14 Eat (3) 15 Pea (3) 17 Charm (5) 18 Glean (5) 20 Slogs (5) 21 Cents (5) 22 Felt (4) 23 Each (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Steal, 3 Final, 6 Apt, 8 Sparrow, 9 Tots, 10 Lately, 12 Pillow, 13 Bans, 16 Academy, 17 Den, 18 Ties, 19 Halve. Down: 1 Start, 2 Lust, 3 Fracas, 4 Nursemaid, 5 Lowly, 7 Titillate, 11 Bored, 12 Plant, 14 Singe, 15 Myth.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Former president’s key money measure (6) 4 Boast about a clog (5) 8 Snake I caught is jellied (5) 9 A yobbo from a tumbledown funfair (7) 10 Brave about carpet burn (7) 11 The blighter hid in a wheelie bin (4) 12 Sign of agreement appears in no doubt (3) 14 Departing losing single medal (4) 15 Golf club element? (4) 18 Initially emulates a bird (3) 21 City that’s so slow to reveal itself 23 Different Ocean sector for kid’s toy (7) 25 A truce arranged in the mid North for this horseman (7) 26 Float around in the air (5) 27 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 28 Citric mixture for a fault finder (6)

Down 1 Fork for second class spread (6) 2 Big wheel turns around in customer pushchair (7) 3 Trade previous coinage (8) 4 Oafs ruined a couch (4) 5 Turned out, so I be in Idaho (5) 6 Let gin give you a funny feeling (6) 7 Inexperienced bowler’s environment (5) 13 Old monster is around, sort of (8) 16 Writes about posture in frontier settlement (7) 17 They like to be heard in coves I find (6) 19 Seize power from money lender quietly and without hesitation (5) 20 Architect without the doctor is very cold (6) 22 Left one recipe for a solitary sole (5) 24 Unable to part? (4)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Bough (6) 2 Head honcho (7) 3 Swap (8) 4 Settee (4) 5 Capital of Idaho (5) 6 Prickle (6) 7 Inexperienced (5) 13 Prehistoric reptile (8) 16 Settlement (7) 17 Articulates (6) 19 Take over (5) 20 Extremely cold (6) 22 Recluse (5) 24 Hairless (4)

Across 1 Capacity unit (6) 4 Wooden footwear (5) 8 Gelatin (5) 9 Lout (7) 10 Reduce to ashes (7) 11 Foot part (4) 12 Move up and down (3) 14 Award (4) 15 Flatten (4) 18 Flightless bird (3) 21 Capital of Norway (4) 23 Two-wheeled vehicle (7) 25 Mythical being (7) 26 In the air (5) 27 Cut into strips (5) 28 Reviewer (6)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Darker, 4 Agreed, 9 Piccolo, 10 Order, 11 Taper, 12 Besiege, 13 Slipped disc, 18 Amateur, 20 Shame, 22 Links, 23 Swindle, 24 Carpet, 25 Debris. Down: 1 Deputy, 2 Recap, 3 Ego trip, 5 Gloss, 6 Endless, 7 Darted, 8 Double cross, 14 Learner, 15 Dislike, 16 Garlic, 17 Recess, 19 Ensue, 21 Adder.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words An Be Go Hi Me No Of Or 3 letter words Aga Ass Ego Gin Kin Oat Ohm Ran

Rex Sea Sec Son 4 letter words Able Afar Bone Boos Boss Dogs Fret Gale Gnaw Gore Hoot Knee Lied

Mire Read Saga Same Soho Tine Zoos 5 letter words Caret Serge Sneer Spasm 7 letter words Arraign Examine Partake Sailing

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Les (a ellos, ellas) (4) 3 Falcons (8) 9 Lawyer (7) 10 Delantal (culinario) (5) 11 Steel (5) 12 Respuesta (6) 14 A través de (6) 16 Cucharas (6) 19 Pavo (6) 21 Milk (5) 24 Vivo (con vida) (5) 25 Doorbells (7) 26 Guapo (hombre) (8) 27 Puerta (de casa, vehículo, armario) (4)

Down 1 To work (8) 2 Fugarse para casarse (enamorados) (5) 4 To adore (6) 5 Abrigos (prendas) (5) 6 Norwegian (7) 7 Arena (geológico) (4) 8 Canoes (6) 13 Lift (elevator) (8) 15 Meeting (7) 17 Pigeon (6) 18 Sistema (6) 20 Rodillas (5) 22 Circus (entertainment) (5) 23 Baño (bañera) (4)

11 Across 1 What is the name of the Italian dish consisting of dough made from durum wheat and water formed into various shapes? (5) 4 Which large browsing mammals of the giraffe family live in the rainforests located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo? (6) 9 What was the name of Bob Marley’s backing group? (7) 10 What name is often given to a large country house with lands? (5) 11 By what abbreviation is the European Free Trade Association usually known? (4) 12 Derived from the name of a Greek philosopher, what name is given to a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink? (7) 13 What name is given to the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course? (3) 14 What first name is shared by dramatist Jeremy Sandford’s ‘inebriate woman’ and Barry Humphries’ ‘Dame’? (4) 16 Released in 1962, what was the title of the the first James Bond movie? (2,2) 18 In snooker what is the name of the long straight tapering wooden rod used for striking the ball? (3) 20 Which man’s name represents the letter C in radio communication? (7) 21 Which Swedish group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest? (4) 24 In Scandinavian folklore, what name is given to a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that lives in caves or in the mountains? (5) 25 Who topped the British singles chart in 1990 with Killer? (7)

Quiz Word

26 What name is usually given to the hard, shiny, dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree? (6) 27 Which island in Upper New York Bay was formerly the United States’ principal immigration reception centre? (5)

Down 1 What name is given to the various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals, especially lead? (6) 2 Which speedy insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resembles a swallow? (5) 3 What was the capital of the former South Yemen from 1967 until 1990? (4) 5 Which British female vocalist’s hits include Kids In America and You Keep Me Hangin’ On? (3,5) 6 Which short-legged flightless bird of cold southern especially Antarctic regions has webbed feet and wings modified as flippers? (7) 7 Kingston-upon-Thames is the county town of which county of SE England? (6) 8 Which plant of a large genus that includes the Michaelmas daisy, typically has purple or pink rayed flowers? (5) 13 Which Swiss painter, resident in Germany from 1906, joined Kandinsky’s Blaue Reiter group in 1912 and later taught at the Bauhaus? (4,4) 15 What name is given to a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the household troops of the British army? (7) 17 Which acid gives vinegar its characteristic taste? (6) 18 What name is given to any of a number of conifers that typically yield fragrant, durable timber? (5) 19 What name is given to a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere? (6) 22 In Fawlty Towers, what was Mr Fawlty’s first name? (5) 23 Which university at New Haven, Connecticut, was founded in 1701? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

SUDOKU

VERBOS-VERBS Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

ABRIR -OPEN

DORMIR-SLEEP

OIR-HEAR

ANDAR-WALK

EMPEZAR-STAR

PARAR-STOP

BEBER-DRINK

ESCRIBIR-WRITE

PERDER-LOSE

CERRAR-CLOSE

GANAR-WIN

PLANTAR-PLANT

COMER-EAT

JUGAR-PLAY

TERMINAR-FINISH

COMPRAR-BUY

LAVAR-WASH

TRABAJAR-WORK

COSER-SEW

LEER-READ

VENDER-SELL

DESPERTAR-WAKE

LIMPIAR-CLEAN

VER-SEE

DIBUJAR-DRAW

NECESITAR-NEED

TRIVIA QUIZ 1. Where would you find the 'Line of Mars' and the 'Girdle of Venus'? 2. What does a blue flag with a white cross mean in motor racing? 3. The word tragedy is Greek, what does it literally mean? 4. In Scotland what was the 'tawse'? 5. Who tells the story in 'The Arabian Nights'? 6. What is a baby squirrel called? 7. What two sports use mallets? 8. What is 6 inches bigger in Summer? 9. Barrel sizes - What beer barrel will hold 108 gallons? 10. What fashion trend did General Ambrose Burnside start during the Civil War? 11. The sale of what counterfeit delicacy outranged the French? 12. Author P.G. Woodhouse used which London Club? 13. One eighth of the US population has done what? ANSWERS 1. Palm - lines in Palmistry 2. Give way or be disqualified 3. Goat Song - used to sacrifice goats 4. Teachers Strap or belt 5. Sheherazade 6. Kit or kitten 7. Croquet and Polo 8. Eiffel Tower 9. Butt 10. Sideburns 11. Truffles - White dyed Black 12. Drones 13. Worked in MacDonalds.

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Sodom, 4 Spasms, 9 Lucille, 10 Omaha, 11 Mess, 12 Astaire, 13 Pus, 14 Sloe, 16 Toga, 18 Dye, 20 Recycle, 21 Oboe, 24 Kirov, 25 Cyanide, 26 Steele, 27 Euros. Down: 1 Salami, 2 Ducks, 3 Mali, 5 Prostate, 6 Skating, 7 Spades, 8 Degas, 13 Perceval, 15 Lucerne, 17 Drakes, 18 Deuce, 19 Peters, 22 Briar, 23 Jade.

Find the Spanish equivalent of these verbs in the word search

QJ Y U A U L U J E V A RH WA RI RA DI RE RI RY WH

S S R Z A E GDA NNA T RS RI I T A P OUN A B R RRE B UJ S OC B I R ODL ORZ Soduko

RP I NV RL B V A L RE UE A I E F J T C T A L J MB B C E GT CDA P E RI N E B WE B I R A G OD MOS A A J N R MH A P P R R B A E A RB RE T DT GD I R O F R Z WWJ R C MA D T A A MA E A RRRA Y P RCP RE V E RHP OL F C S E P T MMN E F A V A ROE A P E P B DQCRP I J RB Span - Eng

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Wednesday 13th April

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 Match of the Day Live Dan Walker presents live coverage of the FA Cup sixth-round replay between West Ham United and Manchester United. After a 1-1 draw in the first meeting at Old Trafford, the two sides will battle it out in what will be West Ham’s last-ever FA Cup game at Upton Park, with a semi-final at Wembley against Everton the reward for the victors 22:00 MasterChef Five more amateur cooks try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, beginning by serving up their Calling Card, a dish that showcases their talent 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Boomers 00:45 Live at the Apollo 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Caught Red Handed 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Chef’s Protege 14:30 Pressure Pad 15:15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 16:10 The Indian Doctor 16:55 Coast Australia 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul explores the delights of the Firth of Clyde 21:00 Horizon The story of how our solar system will be transformed by the aging sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years 22:00 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital An glimpse inside the UK’s only private maternity hospital, where women from Victoria Beckham to the Duchess of York have paid for the ultimate pampered birth 23:00 Normal for Norfolk 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Kelly Holmes: My Marathon Story 00:45 Europe: Them or Us 01:45 MasterChef 02:15 The Secret History of My Family 03:15 Being the Brontes 04:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Gordon’s trial continues 20:30 Coronation Street Maria reveals her marriage of inconvenience 21:00 Tonight at the London Palladium Bradley Walsh hosts a new series from the world’s most famous stage, featuring some of the biggest stars from music and comedy as well as a host of spectacular speciality acts. Tonight’s show features performances from classical tenor Andrea Bocelli, singersongwriter Birdy, comedian Tommy Tiernan, the cast of Motown the Musical and stunt riders the Globe of Death 22:00 Scott and Bailey Rachel steps up to acting DI on a case that becomes bigger and more sinister than it first seemed. Meanwhile, Janet is glad of Rachel’s return, having not known how much she was going to need her friend 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Champions League Highlights 00:45 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 02:10 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Shipping Wars USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Supervet A young family rush to the clinic with their Chihuahua, called Darcy, after she’s hit by a car

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Film Arson Mom (18) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Inspector Herchy Boal joins the officers of the SPCA in Hong Kong, so that they can exchange skills 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Dr Patrick Bower treats a young man whose occasional binge drinking sessions are potentially putting his health at risk

22:00 24 Hours in A and E Cyclist John, who’s 43, is brought to A&E after crashing face first into a car. His injuries are so severe that he was put in an induced coma at the scene

22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away Stewart and Iain are in Lancashire for an eviction that will prove to be the most confrontational case they have ever faced and Brian and Del are in Surrey chasing over £2,000 owed by a single 23:00 What British Muslims mother for an unpaid childReally Think 00:05 The care bill Island with Bear Grylls 23:00 Nightmare Tenants, 01:05 Live From Abbey Slum Landlords 00:00 The Road Classics 01:35 Tube: Going Underground Ramsay’s Kitchen 01:00 Police Interceptors Nightmares USA 02:30 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Film - Crazy Heart (15) Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts 05:00 04:20 Location, Location, Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Location 05:15 Selling Great Artists 05:45 House Houses with Amanda Lamb Doctor

DON´T MISS

On This Day

SCOTT AND BAILEY

ITV 22:00 SOAPS

Returning to Syndicate 9 after a year with Vice, Rachel needs some time to rekindle her neglected friendship with Janet, but the shocking murder of Michael Edgerton forces her to hit the ground running as she steps up to Acting DI under the watchful eye of Julie Dodson. When a teenage boy sees a clip of Michael’s murder on the darknet, it’s clear that Syndicate 9 are dealing with something much bigger and more sinister than a single, indiscriminate murder. A sick game is being played and Syndicate 9 need to find the next potential victim before the killer does.

stand, but will she cope with the pressure or end up making things worse for Aaron?

is touched when Sam, Jai, Priya and Rishi try to help and Jai offers help with whatever she needs. Also today, Rhona admits to Vanessa that she is struggling since the affair.

In Emmerdale, Robert is stung when Paddy warns him not to mess things up for Aaron. Later in the courtroom, Aaron is tense as it’s Sandra’s moment to give her testimony - but how will things go when she is fiercely grilled by the defence team? Liv is next to take to the

Meanwhile, Leyla is concerned that David hasn’t told Jacob about his operation. She and Pollard aren’t convinced by David’s plan to send Jacob to Portugal. Elsewhere, following the christening fiasco, Megan

In Coronation Street, Luke offers to take Maria for lunch, but she makes out that she’s already meeting an old school

1997: Tiger Woods wins Masters at 21 friend. Audrey is suspicious. Soon afterwards, Audrey and Kylie overhear Maria on the phone arranging to meet her friend for lunch in town. When Luke calls in the salon with flowers for Maria, Kylie suggests he should deliver them to the restaurant where Maria is meeting her friend. Luke is shocked to find Maria there with Pablo. Maria introduces Pablo, explaining that his parents don’t know he’s gay and she married him as a favour so he can be with his British boyfriend. Luke is gobsmacked. In the Bistro, Maria tries to justify her marriage to an aston-

ished Luke, Steph and Kirk. Unable to comprehend, Luke heads off upset and Maria’s devastated. Meanwhile, Sharif installs some expensive new CCTV equipment in the gym, hoping to catch Gary red-handed. Dev reckons he is wasting company money. Convinced that his mate is not dealing steroids, Zeedan tells Sharif that he’s going to set Gary up and prove him wrong. Zeedan approaches Gary and asks him if he can score him some steroids. Gary refuses and is clearly

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 The Cube 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad 01:30 Glitchy 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 Scorpion ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 The Queen’s Garden 23:00 Prime Suspect 01:20 The Darling Buds of May 02:15 Where the Heart is ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 Minder 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars New York 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 British Superbike Championship Highlights 22:00 Film - Goldfinger (PG) 00:20 Film - Ransom (15) 02:40 River Monsters

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James horrified. As a delighted Zeedan confirms to Sharif that Gary definitely isn’t dealing drugs, Gary arrives and realises Zeedan was testing him. Realising that Gary has been scoring dope for Izzy, Erica warns him not to jeopardise his job. Will Gary listen?.

Thursday 14th April 07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Chef’s Protege 14:30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 14:55 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds 15:25 My Life on a Plate 16:10 The Indian Doctor 16:55 Coast Australia 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News

21:00 MasterChef The last five amateurs compete for a place in the quarter-final, preparing food that represents who they are, before the three least successful hopefuls rustle up a sweet or savoury dish using either lamb rump or mango as the main ingredient

20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul travels by vintage bike through the spectacular scenery of the central Highlands

21:00 Emmerdale Dan is left frustrated

22:00 How to Stay Young This episode explores what can give brains a boost. In America, Angela tries out a new treatment that’s proven to help memory and concentration and Chris discovers the best exercise we can do for our brains

22:00 Line of Duty Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of the Caddy, a corrupt officer with links to organized crime

23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

21:00 Natural World The work of dedicated staff at an animal hospital in Guatemala, whose wards are full of exotic patients

23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital 01:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 02:00 Panorama 02:30 Tribes, Predators and Me 03:30 This is BBC Two

20:00 Emmerdale faces a dilemma

Liv

20:30 Tonight With 750 million pounds having been stolen from our bank accounts in the past year, Jonathan Maitland investigates how it is being taken - and who is to blame

21:30 Bargain Shop Wars Two-part documentary which goes behind the scenes of Britain’s newest bargain chain Pep and Co, as they try to undercut the big names of the discount fashion world on the high street 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans Comedian Paul O’Grady returns with another Animal Orphans, and having previously visited Africa, he now travels farther east to find out about the rehabilitation of orphaned wild animals in the Malaysian part of Borneo 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Europa League Highlights 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Shipping Wars USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Millionaires’ Mansions Aquarium Architecture design bespoke fish tanks for people who want to make a statement and here install one for a wealthy Londoner who wants a tank of predatory fish 22:00 British Army Girls The women continue their training to join the British Army. Five have already dropped out, and the tough challenges have only just begun, meaning they must work together if they are to succeed 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:05 Gogglebox 01:05 Sex Box 02:05 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 03:00 Dispatches 03:30 Unreported World 04:00 Location, Location, Location 04:55 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 05:10 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Access 16:25 Film My Gal Sunday 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK Ben meets Tommy who moved across the Atlantic to a Scottish island with less than 100 people, no pubs and only one shop 21:00 Medical Mysteries Cases include a woman whose mysterious attacks have left her with a foreign accent 22:00 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts Doctor Claire Park and paramedic David Gordedo are called to two stabbings, a motorcyclist has been hit by two cars and sustained a head injury, and a young mother arrives at the Royal London with a stab wound to her knee 23:00 Botched Up Bodies 00:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 The Search for Atlantis 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

DON´T MISS PAUL O’GRADY’S ANIMAL ORPHANS

ITV 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, It’s Gordon’s turn to speak in court, but he uses the opportunity to make claims about Aaron. Sickened by Gordon’s lies, Aaron tries to control his breathing as the case takes its toll. Chas tries to bolster Aaron as he starts to lose hope.

Comedian Paul O’Grady returns with another Animal Orphans, and having previously visited Africa, he now travels farther east to find out about the rehabilitation of orphaned wild animals in the Malaysian part of Borneo. In the first of two parts, he heads for the orang-utan rehabilitation centre in Sepilok, where he discovers how the animals are being threatened by forest fires, learns about the damage that overfishing is doing to sea turtles’ natural habitat, and tries to persuade a gibbon to climb a tree - a skill it needs to learn before it can return to the wild.

On This Day

2000: M25 Killer Kenneth Noye jailed for for life.

bad start when Jean insists that Kyle is lying about who he is. Stacey tries to lighten the mood by revealing the date of the wedding, but Jean is in no mood to celebrate and decides to further interrogate Kyle instead.

Meanwhile, Lawrence is thrilled to be leaving hospital, but is thrown to learn from Bernice that Andy is staying at the house. He and Bernice are uneasy but know they can’t protest under the circumstances. Back at Home Farm, Chrissie discovers a leak and pulls up Ronnie Hale’s number, knowing he’s a plumber.

court, everyone watches as Liv takes the stand. Will she defend her brother or father? Soon the prosecution and defence give their closing arguments to the jury as Chas and Robert hold Aaron’s hand.

ly scrutinises Ronnie when he arrives to fix the leak. When she learns some facts about him, she likes what she hears. But how will Ronnie react when Chrissie shows him a photo of her mother?

Back at the Woolpack, Cain wonders if Chas is okay with Robert and Aaron spending time with each other. She insists that she’s happy Aaron has something to take his mind off things. Robert tells Aaron that he is there for him whatever happens, but will Aaron agree to give things another go?

Elsewhere, Zak lets himself into the Dingles’ and takes a few trinkets, along with the Dingle pot. He tries to sell the heirlooms onto Pollard in the café but the pot is the only item worth anything. Pollard offers him £100 for it, but will Zak sell it even though it’s worth a lot more?

Feeling backed into a corner by Jean, Kyle reveals the truth about his past but she still refuses to believe his story. Stacey is horrified by Jean’s harsh behaviour and tries her best to defend Kyle. Later on, Belinda drops a bombshell on her family...

In the second episode, In

Meanwhile, Chrissie quiet-

In Eastenders, Stacey’s family lunch gets off to a

Meanwhile, Johnny continues to struggle as he

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Scorpion 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 @Elevenish 00:20 Family Guy 01:20 American Dad ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Prime Suspect 01:15 The Darling Buds of May ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:50 The Professionals 09:55 Minder 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars New York 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 River Monsters 21:00 The Big Fish Off 22:00 The Classic Car Show 23:00 The Boxing Mavericks 00:00 Film Open Range (15) 02:45 Pawn Stars

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James realises how much his family have kept from him over the past year. He breaks down in private, but tries to paint on a smile when Mick organises a Carter family photo. Later, though, Johnny finally snaps and tells Mick that he blames him for everything.

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Food & Drink

Friday 8th April 2016

Dessert

Blackberry Fool Ingredients Serves: 8 1L whipping cream 125g icing sugar, divided 125ml soured cream, at room temperature 1/8 teaspoon almond extract 2 punnets fresh blackberries 8 strips of lemon zest, for garnish 8 sprigs fresh mint.

The Nespresso of juicers: would you pay 600€ for this green machine? If you thought Nespresso machines were pricey, you might want to look away now. An American entrepreneur has invented a 'smart' juicing machine which presses ready-prepped pouches of raw fruit and veg into healthy juices in just seconds. The only catch? The contraption retails at $699 (600€). And each juice pouch costs between $5 and $10. 'Juicero' is the brainchild of Doug Evans, who has raised

£120m (£84m) in investments from companies including Google and Campbell Soup. Rather like a Nespresso machine, users simply place a pouch in the machine, press a button, and a 230ml glass of organic, coldpressed juice pours out. The Wi-Fi-connected machine reads QR codes on the packs to make sure the contents are fresh, and can even order replacements. Mr Evans claims that the machine means juice lovers

can "leave chopping, cleaning, and other juicing hassles behind". Celebrity fans so far include Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr Oz, while restaurant chain Pain Quotidien, has already signed up to use the juicer in its 220 American stores. “We showed it to them, and it blew their minds,” Evans told Fortune. The machine is currently only available in California, but is expected to soon roll out across the US. Next stop, London?

King prawn, fennel and pink grapefruit salad

Directions Prep:15min Extra time:15min Ready in:30min Pour the cream into a large bowl with 1/2 of the icing sugar and almond extract. Whip until stiff. Fold in soured cream. Refrigerate. In a separate bowl, toss blackberries with the remaining icing sugar. Let stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes. In 8 glasses, layer whipped cream and blackberries, beginning and ending with whipped cream. Garnish each fool with a strip of lemon zest, a few blackberries and a sprig of mint.

Packets of pre-marinated prawns are a great fast-day staple. Look carefully at the ingredients list and if there’s anything mentioned that you couldn’t buy yourself off the shop shelves (such as E numbers), put it back. 177kcal per portion. INGREDIENTS 80g fennel 130g ready-cooked marinat-

ed king prawns 50g pink grapefruit, segmented 10g red onion, thinly sliced 1g mint, finely chopped 1g red chilli, finely diced. METHOD Slice the fennel finely, using a mandolin or a very sharp knife. In a bowl, mix with the remaining ingredients. Season well and serve.

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Friday 8th April 2016

Pizza perfection in your own home The perfect pizza: all you need is a piece of charcoal, a couple other finds and you're good to go piece of floured cardboard and slid it onto the very hot tiles. If you do this the pizza hits a very hot surface just as it does in Naples, and creates that distinctive bubbling moonscape. Realising that I still didn’t have that slight smoky taste imparted by a wood-burning oven, I heated a piece of charcoal over a gas burner and put it on a tray in the bottom of the oven. The result was pretty good, and if you try it out yourself when making this week’s recipe, you will get close to a pizza from the back streets of Naples.

In 1973, two young Americans walked into my father’s office in Canterbury and asked to see the restaurant properties that he had on his books. As he was the main commercial property agent in the city, they had come to the right place. I remember him coming home that night and describing the two students from Chicago as a breath of fresh air. Britain was in a pretty bad way at the time. The property that caught their eye was an old barber’s shop on Butchery Lane. It would be the venue for their first pizza parlour in Britain. My brother, Phil, was tasked with finding a supplier of mozzarella in

the UK. He first had to find anyone who knew what mozzarella was. Testing the early trials of their pizza led to my lifelong obsession with Italy’s version of cheese on toast. When the young Americans came to name the restaurant they asked my dad for ideas. He recounted to them the legend of Sweeney Todd, the “demon barber” of Fleet Street. My dad presumed the name would be deemed inappropriate, but they thought it too good to be true and the restaurant was duly christened Sweeney Todd’s Pizza Parlour. Travelling around Italy in 1981, I would always try the

pizza, wherever I was. The pizza in Naples absolutely floored me. Unlike the Chicago version it was thin, crispy and almost burnt, and the buffalo mozzarella was impossibly creamy. This became the blueprint for my perfect pizza and when I lived in London in the Eighties I tried to recreate it in my kitchen. A few obvious problems arose, not least the lack of a stone, woodfired oven that would go up to 400C. To recreate the stone oven I whacked the heat up to maximum and placed unglazed quarry tiles on an oven tray on the top shelf. I then assembled the pizza on a

Mutton biryani with sour plums and dried pomegranate A richly aromatic dish from Pakistan, perfect for a celebratory meal

This is by far the most aromatic and spicy biryani in my book, though the addition of potatoes, sour dried plums and dried pomegranate takes the edge off. Great for a special occasion. SERVES 8–10. INGREDIENTS 3-4 large potatoes, peeled

and cut into thick chunks 350g basmati rice 2 large pinches of saffron threads hot milk, for soaking 50ml vegetable oil 6 green cardamom pods 2 black cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves

2 tsp each of coriander seeds and black cumin (or cumin) seeds 1 tsp aniseed or fennel seeds 2 star anise 1 piece of mace 4 medium red onions, finely chopped 2 tsp each of grated ginger

and crushed garlic 1kg mutton leg, cut into chunks, with bone 5 tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tbsp ground anardana (dried pomegranate) 10–15 dried plums (aloo bukhara, £3.95 for 300g

from spicesofindia.co.uk) 2 green chillies, chopped 200g Greek yogurt 1 tbsp kewra (screw-pine water, 95p for 200ml from spicesofindia.co.uk) or rose water 1 tbsp ghee 1 lemon, cut into slices a few mint leaves METHOD Parboil the potatoes in a large saucepan then drain. Set aside. Wash the rice, rinse and soak it in a bowl of water for one hour, then drain. Parboil it for 3–4 minutes and drain. Soak the saffron threads in a bowl of hot milk for 15 minutes. Heat the oil in a saucepan with a lid over a medium heat. Add the whole spices and allow to splutter. Add the onion and cook for 8-10 minutes until light brown. Add the ginger and garlic and cook until the raw smell disappears. Add the mutton and fry until it is sealed all over. Add the tomatoes, turmeric, anardana, dried plums, chilli and salt to taste, and cook over a medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, or until the oil rises to the top and the tomatoes are soft. Add the yogurt and cook for

about 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly, until the oil rises again to the surface. Cover with a lid and cook for a further 10 minutes. You should be left with a thick curry with oil rising to the top. If it gets too thick then add a few splashes of water and reduce the heat to low until the oil rises back to the top. Add the parboiled potatoes; at this point the meat should also be cooked through. Layer the parboiled rice on top of the meat in the pan then sprinkle the kewra, saffron threads and ghee over the top. Add lemon slices and mint. Cover the pan with foil firmly around the edges, cover tightly with the lid, reduce the heat to low, and let it cook in its own steam for about 10-15 minutes. If you have a heat diffuser it will help the rice steam evenly. The key is that when you remove the foil, steam should rise to the top and the rice should be standing on end. Anything further and the rice will be overcooked. When ready, stir the rice into the layers carefully so as not to break the rice. Serve hot with a simple raita.

Friday 8th April 2016

A Tuscan red for dinner will usually fit the bill Tuscan wine doesn’t tend to follow fashion, and it’s all the better for it

One of the most dispiriting things about wine in the last decade has been the tendency of producers to make wine in a uniform, fruity style, presumably to please supermarket buyers and impress influential wine critics. Happily, that doesn’t generally happen in Tuscany, where the wines, like the cuisine, are much the same as they’ve always been. To some palates, the reds – almost all based on the local sangiovese grape – might appear sharp and even thin on their own, but drink them with food, as the Tuscans would, and they burst into

life, providing the perfect accompaniment to an Italian meal.. Revisit basic Tuscan reds such as brunello’s baby brother rosso di Montalcino and chianti, and you’ll be bowled over by how wonderfully well they go with everything from crostini and pasta to hearty roasts and steaks. Wines such as Poggio San Polo’s graceful Rosso di Montalcino 2014 (20.00€ slurp.co.uk; 13% abv) are drinkable now, but will be more enjoyable still a couple of years down the line. More sought-after Tuscan reds such as Isole e Olena’s

celebrated Cepparello (14% abv, 2), which you might want to splash out on for a very special occasion, should be tucked away for considerably longer. They should also be cracked open at home, rather than consumed in a restaurant with hefty mark-ups: at D Byrne of Clitheroe, the 2012 vintage will cost you 60.00€ at a restaurant, it could easily cost three times that and not even be ready to drink. While you wait for that one to mature, the same winery’s beautifully balanced Chianti Classico 2013 (18€ The Wine Society, 19.50€ Eclectic Tastes; 13% abv),

should keep you pretty happy. Or, cheaper still, the well-priced Montevasco di Vicchiomaggio 2013 (13% abv), which has a dash of cabernet sauvignon and is made in more of a superTuscan style: that’s a good deal from Laithwaite’s at 11.50€ a bottle (or 10.00€ if you buy a case of 12). Wine: five wine crimes to avoid Red that’s too warm, white that’s too cold: our wine critic lists five pet peeves… plus three recommendations from the Co-op Tuscan wines that are made outside the Chianti region tend to be even better value. Capezzana’s vivid, young Barco Reale 2014, from the tiny denomination of Carmignano, is well worth looking out for, despite what is generally considered a poor vintage (the 2013 is 1€ from winedirect.co.uk and slurp.co.uk), while the vineyard’s top-level Villa di Capezzana 2012 (15% abv) is 22.00€ at D&D Wines. Whether it will last as long as the extraordinary 1931 vintage I had the other day, which still had ethereal traces of its original fruit, I don’t know, but you could certainly give it 10 years. Tuscan wines are keepers.

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Is chronic fatigue syndrome finally being taken seriously? Jose Montoya was a trainee doctor when his supervisor told him that if he continued specialising in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), he would end up homeless. “About 15 years ago, I started working with 10 patients who’d had their lives devastated by this illness,” says Montoya, now a professor at Stanford University and one of the world’s leading experts on the disease. “I had been able to help them, so I took my results to my academic mentor and he told me: ‘You are committing academic suicide. You’re turning your career into a mess.’” CFS is believed to affect around 1 million Americans and approximately 250,000 people in the UK. The effects can be devastating. “My son has CFS and is only able to get out of bed for half an hour a day,” says Mary Dimmock, a CFS activist who worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 30 years. “The disease isn’t so much about tiredness, it’s that the patients just collapse if they go beyond their available energy. These people are so sick

that they may only have enough energy to brush their teeth or chew their food.” Yet for much of the past three decades, CFS has been treated as the proverbial skeleton in the closet of the medical world. Potential researchers have been scared off by the stigma associated with the disease, and government funding has been nonexistent. “When I was a medical student in the 90s, we were instructed that CFS patients could not be seen in our clinic,” Montoya recalls. “And a letter was sent out to those patients telling them not to come.” In the 1980s, psychiatrists in the US and UK involved in investigating a similar CFS epidemic in Nevada decided the illness was largely psychogenic, a result of patients believing they were really ill and allowing themselves to become deconditioned. It’s a tag that has stuck to this day. In 2011, the Pace trial – a five-year study of CFS funded by the UK government, recommended cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise regimes as treatments for the disease.

Food & Drink

Friday 8th April 2016

DVD’S Riot

The Costa Blanca´s Biggest and Best Live Local radio station - TKO fm - are currently looking for RADIO PRESENTERS to enhance their current rosta. If you think that you have a voice that people will listen to – and have what it takes to Plan - Produce and Present a structured, informative and entertaining 2 or 3 hour live show within pre set musical guidelines - to a discerning target audience – then get in touch. You may have had previous experience – or maybe you are just thinking that it is something you would like to do. Either way – in the first instance send a 2 minute mp3 file showing off your voice and presenting talents and style to tkomedia2015@gmail.com with a brief covering note explaining why you think you should be On Air! Remember, experience is not required if you are the right person for the job and all applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence – but those without the required mp3 file will not be considered, so get recording. Your radio future is waiting.

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1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2. Zootopia 3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 4. God's Not Dead 2 5. Miracles from Heaven 6. Allegiant 7. 10 Cloverfield Lane 8. Meet the Blacks 9. Eye in the Sky 10. Deadpool

My Big Fat: Greek Wedding 2 DIRECTOR Kirk Jones GENRE Comedy SYNOPSIS In this sequel to the 2002 sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Toula (Nia Vardalos) finds her extended family rocked by the revelation that her mother and father were never really married -- which, of course, requires an even bigger Greek wedding so they can officially tie the knot. Meanwhile, Toula struggles to spice up her marriage to Ian (John Corbett), and is heartbroken when her daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris) says she wants to go to a distant college in order to get away from her overbearing clan. RELEASE DATE March 25, 2016 DURATION 94 mins Back in 2002, My Big Fat Greek Wedding was the sleeper hit that absolutely no

one saw coming. In fact, it was the very definition of a sleeper: making $241.4m at the US box office alone, it was the highest-grossing film in history to spend not a single weekend at No1, and hung around for a whole year at cinemas achieving this impressive feat. Fourteen years seems a long time to wait for a sequel – as it turns out, not nearly long enough. If you thought the first film depended on some fairly broad ethnic stereotyping, checking in with this complete cast reunion is akin to being trussed from the ceiling of a dubious taverna, having sky blue stripes painted down you lengthways while encircled by mad lute players, and forcefed moussaka until it starts oozing from your ears. Nia Vardalos, the writer and star of the first film, is back in both capacities as Toula, now

a harassed mother with the dating woes of her 17-year-old daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris) to worry about. Grandpa Kostas (veteran character actor Michael Constantine) already thinks Paris should be getting on with the whole marriage thing, and has a falling out with his own wife (Lainie Kazan) when it transpires no one signed their wedding certificate. Meanwhile, Toula struggles to rekindle the magic with her husband Ian (John Corbett), and for very good reason: as they stand next to each other approximating a series of human conversations, the two actors click about as naturally as Gérard Depardieu and a bowl of quinoa. Perhaps by virtue of being the newcomer, Kampouris is the one person in this cast you have a bit of time for. There’s a very fine line, though,

between playing the awkward teen stricken and embarrassed by Greek matriarchal tradition, and merely being the actress added to this thing: her constant facial signalling of “get me out of here” is hardly a tough route to audience empathy. It’s too disposable a film to get especially huffy about, but the laziness of the writing and acting takes a creeping, spiritsapping toll. When Toula teaches her father for an entire scene how a mouse works, on an incredibly antiquated-looking desktop computer, the idea has no point except for its intended hilarity – old people! So behind with technology! Like most other scenes, you somehow yearn to put it out of its misery, maybe by draping a black cloth across the projection window and simply calling it a day.

The Calderona, The Temple Of Nature Lovers

The Natural Park of Serra Calderona, at only 20 minutes away from Valencia, offers unforgettable places to spend a family day or practice outdoor sports. Real nature at just a stone’s throw away from the city. More than 18,000 hectares infested with cork oak and pine forests, silent valleys where some religious communities have found tranquility, a perfect rugged terrain to practice climbing, hiking, horseback routes,

mountain biking, trails or simply contemplating a dreamscape. However, the best of Sierra Calderona is its location: just 20 minutes away by car from Valencia. The Forests, fountains, monasteries, hermitages, mountains, ruins and canyons in Sierra Calderona are a paradise for hikers and nature lovers. Dozens of paths cross these mountains of great ecological and environmental value, including the European long-distance

path GR-10. There are easy pathways that you can travel along with your family, but also there are other routes which are more technical, for those with a more adventurous spirit. You should not miss the ruins of the imposing “Castillo del Alto del Pi”, “La Cartuja de Porta Coeli”, the viewpoint of Rebalsadors with a spectacular view, the Franciscan convent of the Holy Spirit in Gilet Amazing places to enjoy nature and the best rural

tourism.

And do not forget the food! The surrounding villages of the Calderona, like Serra, Náquera, Estivella, Gilet, Gátova Segorbe and Sagunt, have a wide range of products, a delight for worshipers of spoon dishes. The 'pot amb bledes' 'arròs amb fesols i nap’, baked rice, delicious sausages and typical cokes will make your mouth water. A unique setting to enjoy the benefits of spring.

Jack Stone is bent on revenge when his family is murdered in cold blood by Balam, a Russian m o b s t e r. B a l a m rules the entire city and it's p o l i c e department from his luxurious accommodations in the depths of the local prison. Stone orchestrates a bank heist to be sent to prison and must find a way to penetrate Balan's multi-layered protection to get his quarry. Balam believes that he has become untouchable in his hideaway with multiple layers of protections, but he seriously underestimates Jack Stone.

Identicals Slater has a charmed life; a great job and a great girlfriend. Until one day his girlfriend is abducted by Brand NewU. They are in the business of obtaining new lives for their clients. By finding a client's identic a l , someone who looks, walks and talks like them, and then replacing the identical with their client. Slater is now on a mission to get his girlfriend back and he'll go to whatever lengths necessary to achieve his goal.

Tumbledown Biographer and author Hannah is working through the death of her husband, a beloved folk singer, by writing his biography. She then m e e t s Andrew who has a much different idea of her husbands life, accomplishments and death. The brash New Yorker shows Hannah a side of her late husband she never knew existed and the two work together to bring out the late musicians true life story.

Friday 8th April 2016

Kind Hearted Friends Of

List of donators to the “Free TKO Teddy Ransom Pot!”

1) Sue Bradley of Da Vincis bistro's in San Luis €10 donation 2) La Bohème San Luis €10 donation 3) Sandi Maton of Telitec in Torrevieja €10 donation 4) Roger at Roger Taylors Garage in Los Montesinos €10 donation 5) Karen and Jane at Bar Spangles Los Montesinos €10's donation

18) Mairead From Glynn’s Bar in San Luis Square €10 donation 19) Kelly From Bar Campana in Los Montesinos €10 donation 20) Theresa from Kennedys British Supermarket Los Montesinos €10 donation

7) Craig at Reflections Bar/Restaurant San Luis €10 donation

21) Sacko and Yvonne at Sacko’s Bar in El Limonar €10 donation

8) Ken Day of La Siesta, just dropped in with another €5

22) Georgia Mitchell of The Medusa Bar and Bistro in Torra Mata €10 donation

9) Mary and staff at Clarke's Bar in Playa Flamenca €10 donation

23) All the Staff at Quesada Indoor mini Market, Quesada €10 donation

10) New born baby Mia, and Haley and Lynn at "The Local La Florida" in La Florida €10 donation

24) Karl and Staff at The Central Bar & Swimming pool at Mar Azul €10 donation

12) Maggie and Staff at PABLOS INTERNATIONAL BAR at Playa Flemenca €10 donation 13) Avel Freitas Diaz at Restaurante Cafeteria D'avel in La Siesta €10 donation 14) Gareth at Casas Espania SL of La Siesta €10 donation

area. One massive mystery remains though and that is who actually kidnapped TKO Teddy? He couldn’t tell us much when he was released since he was kept blindfolded for most of the time, and he didn’t recognise the voice of the man who took him, though he did tell us that was treated well during his ordeal

17) Lindsay and Michaela From Easy English Academy, Los Montesinos and Deloris €10 donation

6) Ron at Reeves the Butchers at San Luis €10 donation

11) Andrew and staff (Chris, Ram and Anil) at The Mumbai Blue Restaurant also at La Florida €10 donation

TKO Teddy is safe and well after being kidnapped last weekend and held hostage so that money could be handed over to the Samaritans in Spain. Local businesses and individuals rushed to help make sure that TKO Teddy was released with a generous total donation of 320 euros with 27 gifts from across the

16) Sarahanne at Domino’s Bar Los Altos €10 donation

25) Alex and Morag Laidlaw of Bar Washington very kindly increased their initial donation of €10's to a whopping €55's 26) And one very last final €10 donation added from Paul Evans at “Just Spanish Properties” in San Migue Bringing the final "Free TKO Teddy Ransom Pot!" total to a cool... 27) Restaurante Bar Casa Pila of Los Montesinos €10 donation

15) Tina Leonard from Lords Wood Houses in Los Montesinos €20 donation

Grand Total €320.00 All proceeds go to The Charity the Samaritans in Spain.

last weekend. TKO Teddy was mighty relieved to have been released and he was bundled out of a van late last Sunday night at a local roundabout, and nobody was around to see what happened including an all-important description of the vehicle and a registration plate. “I was given some gen-

erous portions of honey during my stay but my captor just kept talking about Samaritans in Spain, and nothing else! I was then told that I was going to be set free and my three days of isolation came to an end.” TKO Teddy wasted no time on his first day of freedom going around everybody pick-

ing up their donations and saying thank you for their great support. “I just couldn’t believe what was going on last weekend with everybody digging into their pockets to help me get out, and to back up the great work of the Samaritans in Spain”. The photos with all the donors and TKO Teddy are

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all available in full image high resolution on his Facebook page, TKO Teddy. Check them out and many thanks for your support in helping him and the Samaritans in Spain. But of course, we still have the riddle to solve of who took him? Any ideas? Send him a message on Facebook.

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Vital research on the medical benefits of marijuana has been obstructed by policies based on moral panic

In fall 2012, when other parents were trading stories about the difficulties of balancing homework with little league practice and swimming lessons, I was in my garage painstakingly measuring amounts of a schedule one narcotic to extract med-

ication for my son. Tinkering with lab equipment and solvents usually only found in chemistry labs, I was trying to purify compounds from cannabis – not to get high, but to save my son’s life. My son Ben has suffered thousands of seizures in his

short six-year life. Treatmentresistant epilepsy in children is a cruel disease that can lead to significant cognitive, motor, and behavioral delays and, not surprisingly, death. After exhausting FDAapproved treatment options, including a dozen different anti-seizure drugs, surgical implantation of a nerve stimulator, injections of high doses of steroids and even brain surgery removing half of his parietal lobe, he is finally experiencing some relief thanks to a drug regimen that includes a component in cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD). My son has suffered severe brain damage as a result of years of seizures. It is excruciating to ask what Ben would be like today, had he experienced relief earlier in life. We will never know the answer and not because science has failed him; policies dictated by an inexplicable

social phobia of cannabis have. Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a research summit on the effects of cannabinoids on the brain, which I attended both as a parent and a professional; since March 2015, I have worked as the director of clinical research at Tilray, a medical cannabis company whose work helps patients like Ben every day. This meeting was the first open acknowledgement by a federal agency that there may be medical value to marijuana. Unfortunately, the “historic” meeting was a huge disappointment to those of us interested in improving the quality of life of patients suffering now. Instead of discussing how to advance our clinical understanding of the therapeutic value of cannabis in specific diseases, much of

the conference focused on animal models, which are too far removed from human disease to inform clinical treatment. Much time was also given to the potential public health harm that cannabis poses. Where is the methodologically sound clinical data we need to treat people living with diseases right now? Doctors and policymakers alike have been calling for more research on cannabis for decades – why do we still not have it? The snail’s pace at which clinical research on cannabis is proceeding is not meaningful for patients in distress in the present moment. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that components found in marijuana can provide significant relief from disease-related symptoms, such as nausea caused by chemotherapy, in addition to changing the course of life-

threatening diseases, such as some specific cancers like glioblastoma. As a mother, I am furious that the federal government has discouraged research into these potentially life-saving therapies for years by restricting clinical research. As a scientist, I decry the federal government for interfering with scientific freedom. CBD is only one of many cannabinoids that we are just beginning to understand. Cannabis contains more than 80 cannabinoids and more than 400 other compounds. It’s highly likely the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis is greater than one single cannabinoid. But in order to find out, we need the ability to conduct research. Research must be permitted to progress unfettered, not just on a single cannabinoid, but on all the components of the entire plant.

Simple blood test to detect concussion could mean children avoid scans

Scientists' finding means children who bang their heads may not need to undergo radiation-exposing scans

A simple blood test can detect whether or not someone has suffered a concus-

sion, scientists have said. The finding could mean that children who bang their

heads may not need to undergo radiation-exposing scans to determine if they

have suffered a brain lesion. Researchers from Orlando Health in Florida detected a biomarker released by the brain during injury. They found that the biomarker can stay in the bloodstream for up to a week - which means patients who suffer delayed symptoms of concussion could easily be identified. "This could provide doctors with an important tool for simply and accurately diagnosing those patients, particularly children, and making sure they are treated properly. "If patients are not diagnosed properly and treated appropriately, it could lead to long-term problems. This test could take the guesswork out of making a diagnosis by allowing doctors to simply look for a specific biomarker in the blood."

• Helmets could increase brain injuries in sport, warns 'Concussion' doctor Concussion is the most common but least serious type of brain injury that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. The new study, published in the journal Jama Neurology, show that when an injury occurs to the brain, a biomarker - the glial fibrillary acidic protein - is released. The biomarker passes the blood-brain barrier and enters the bloodstream which means it can be detected with a simple blood test. Researchers analysed nearly 600 patients for three years and found the blood test was able to detect mild to moderate traumatic brain lesions with up to 97 per cent accuracy in adults. The blood test also indi-

cated which patients were in need of life-saving neurosurgery, the authors said. Dr Papa added: "Physicians really want to minimise the amount of computerised tomography (CT) scans in patients, especially children, who are a lot more sensitive to radiation and the side effects that can come with it. Fortunately, this simpleblood test appears to give us nearly the same information as a CT scan. "This could ultimately change the way we diagnose concussions, not only in children, but in anyone who sustains a head injury. "We have so many diagnostic blood tests for different parts of the body, like the heart, liver and kidneys, but there's never been a reliable blood test to identify trauma in the brain. We think this test could change that."

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Should You Worry About Moles Or Skin Tags?

We worry more today than ever before, about any growth on the skin because of our awareness of skin cancer. The fact, however,

is that growths on the skin are common and usually harmless. They come in different forms, but the most commonly seen are moles

and skin tags. . Moles form from clusters of melanocytes (melanin pigment producing cells). These pigment cells are the reason for our skin colour and are usually evenly distributed. Sometimes, however, they clump up to form moles. Moles are usually of a different colour from the skin. Moles are usually harmless, but should be watched for changes in their colour, size, shape, and height, as this can indicate a change to a cancerous form. Moles that occur from birth called ‘ Congenital nevi’ have an increased risk of becoming cancerous. As soon as you

notice a change in a mole on your skin, you should inform your GP immediately to have it checked out. Skin tags are small tissue that hang off the skin. They are always harmless, but may get caught on clothing, and this may cause injury and lead to infections. Skin tags are presumed to be caused by skin rubbing and moistness because the usually occur in the folds of the skin and other areas where friction occurs such as the neck, armpits and groin. Women also seem to have more skin tags than men, and this may be from hormonal imbalances. Skin tags can easily be removed

by a professional with a scalpel. Other methods of removing them include cryotherapy, which involves freezing them out with chemicals. Care should be taken with the chemicals, as most can be toxic. Electrosurgery may be preferable, and involves burning off the tag with electricity. The most important step to take with skin growths is to observe them and see if they are painful, or if they are changing in shape, size, colour, height or texture over time as this may indicate that the are becoming infected or even cancerous. Skin problems are best

avoided by taking steps to improve skin health. Avoid putting toxic chemicals on your skin. Many sunscreen lotions are made from known toxic compounds. Mineral based suntan lotions contain zinc and other minerals that reflect sunlight and are preferable. MSM( methyl sulphonyl methane) is the ingredient required to produce collagen - the supporting material for the skin, hair, joints and skin. MSM is known as the ´beauty mineral´ due to its beneficial effects on the skin. For A Whole Body Scan Call MedB Diagnostics: 965071745, 966189074.

Lyme disease affecting increasing numbers of pets, vets warn The number of cases of Lyme disease in pets has increased by 560 per cent since 2009, new data suggests, with warmer winters thought to be to blame for a surge in the tick-borne infection. The figures, from vets charity PDSA, suggest the disease is becoming increasingly common in animals as well

as in humans. The charity said it had seen 99 cases of suspected or confirmed Lyme disease last year at its 51 hospitals alone – almost seven times the number seen in 2009, when it recorded just 15 cases. The vast majority of the cases were in dogs, though the disease can also affect cats.

The PDSA said the figures were likely to be just the “tip of the iceberg” with thousands more cases likely to be treated by other veterinarians, or going undiagnosed. The figures mirror the surge seen in human cases, with NHS data showing a quadrupling in the number of diagnosed cases in the 12 years to 2013.

The NHS has said the rise in cases of Lyme disease is thought to be “driven by climate change, leading to warmer winters”. Vicki Larkham-Jones, a PDSA vet, said the increase in cases it had seen was "incredibly worrying". "Lyme disease can be a very serious, debilitating condition that can cause long-

term problems if left untreated," she said. “Caught early, the disease can usually be effectively treated with long-term antibiotics. However, owners may not even be aware that their animal has been bitten by a tick, so they need to be vigilant.” Lyme disease is caused by ticks, tiny parasites found in

long grass or woodland that feed on blood. It is thought that their numbers may be increasing as climate change brings warmer winters. The PDSA said symptoms in pets could be similar to those in humans and included “fever, pain and swelling in the joints, crippling arthritis, nerve damage and even meningitis”.

What is Lyme disease? A bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Where can you catch it? Ticks are found in woodland and heath areas. They feed on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans. Ticks that carry the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease are found throughout the UK and in other parts of Europe and North America.Up to 15 per cent of cases in the UK occur while people are abroad. What are the symptoms? Many people with early-stage Lyme disease develop a distinctive circular rash, which looks like the bullseye on a darts board, at the site of the tick bite between three to 30 days after being bitten.Some people experience flu-like symptoms, tiredness, muscle pain, headaches and a high temperature in the early stages.If untreated, the disease can cause heart problems and pain and swelling in your joints. How is it detected? Blood tests can be carried out to confirm the diagnosis after a few weeks, but these can be negative in the early stages of the infection. Can Lyme disease be treated? Lyme disease can often be treated effectively if it's detected early on. But if it's not treated or treatment is delayed, there's a risk you could develop severe and long-lasting symptoms.Patients are given a course of antibiotic tablets. Is Lyme Disease contagious? Most experts say there is no scientific evidence to suggest Lyme Disease is contagious.

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Hydrogen powered car to arrive by end of 2016 The Car will enter European and British showrooms later on in the summer

Honda’s new FCV Clarity will be taking the fight to the likes of Hyundai’s ix35 and Toyota’s Mirai by the end of 2016 – moving the hydrogen fuel cell market even further into the mainstream with this impressive new range of car . As launched at the New York motor show, the car will

go on sale in America and Japan in the spring, and is set to enter European and British showrooms later on in the summer. Although prices have yet to be confirmed, the dollar sum is expected to be the equivalent of 50,000€ with a 500€ monthly lease charge.

The newcomer follows on from Honda’s FCX Clarity, and boasts a more efficient fuel stack that is claimed to be 33% smaller with a 60% better power density. Its electric motor puts out 134bhp, while new, more compact powertrain packaging entirely within the engine bay frees up

more space in the cabin and boot. A 300-mile range and fiveminute refuelling time sound promising; Honda’s own hydrogen station at its Swindon, Wiltshire, factory heads up a steadily growing nationwide infrastructure.

Cycling star Chris Hoy to race at Le Mans 2016

The Le Mans 24 hours has seen actors, doctors, earls and wicket keepers race (and win) over the decades, but never a summer Olympics gold medallist. Until now. Cycling hero Sir Chris Hoy will race in the 2016 Le Mans 24 hours in the LMP2 prototype class, it has been confirmed today. The six-time Olympic gold medal-winner will drive a Ligier-Nissan LMP2 car run by the Algarve Pro Racing team, at the opening two rounds of the European Le Mans series and at the 24 hours itself in June. The LMP2 class is one from the top in the Le Mans hierarchy, below the top LMP1 tier contested by Porsche, Audi, Toyota and co, and uses production-based (albeit extremely highly-tuned) engines in high-downforce prototype chassis. Hoy’s teammates will be Frenchman Andrea Pizzitola

and fellow Brit Michael Munemann. Sir Chris Hoy’s motor racing CV Hoy retired from cycling in 2013 and began his racing career in the Radical SR1 Cup. In 2014 Hoy began a racing programme with Nissan, a project linked with the company’s role as a Team GB Olympic sponsor, and contested the British GT championship in a Nissan GT-R GT3 car, scoring a podium finish at Spa. For 2015 Hoy was placed in Ginetta’s factory LNT team in the LMP3 prototype championship, driving the British manufacturer’s lithe, Nissanengined LMP3 car. The season went rather well – together with teammate Charlie Robertson, Hoy won the LMP3 driver’s championship. GT Academy training programme. Hoy has been through a similar driver coaching and

development programme to Nissan’s GT Academy scholarship winners, including extended simulator training. We’re guessing he probably doesn’t need all that much help on the fitness training front. To get the news that I have the seat for Le Mans is amazing. I still can’t quite believe it,’ says Hoy. ‘In motorsports terms, it’s everything. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the pinnacle for me. It’s what I’ve been working for over the past three years.’ ‘It’s exciting but there are a lot of steps to take between now and then so I’m trying to focus on the short-term. But the LM P2 car I’m going to race at Le Mans is the easiest and most intuitive car I’ve ever driven.’ The 2016 Le Mans 24 hours takes place on 18-19 June. Stay tuned for more news from LM 2016 from CAR over the coming months.

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Proper Use of Seatbelts the seatbelt and remove the twists. Once secure, pull the seatbelt so that it fits snugly against the body, with any slack being taken back at the top. If the seatbelt is not worn correctly, it can cause further problems in the event of a collision. For example, if the upper band is taken off the shoulder, it can cause a head impact with the windscreen, dashboard or seat in front. It can also produce cervical lesions. If the belt is not firm around the body it can cause

Seatbelts are designed for one purpose only, to save lives. Statistics show that by wearing a seatbelt the probability of death when involved in a collision is halved, whereas according to the data from the Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) and the Instituto Universitario de Tráfico y Seguridad Vial (INTRAS), the risk of death is cut by a staggering 77% in an overturned vehicle. However, in order for the seatbelt to be effective, it must be worn correctly, in order for it to fulfil the func-

tion it is designed for fully. The correct way to wear the seatbelt is for it to go across the torso diagonally, and across the waist, firmly secured in these positions. The top part must be on the hard part of the collarbone, halfway between the shoulder and the neck. The lower end sits against the hardness of the pelvis. The three-point seatbelt, which is fitted as standard to most modern vehicles, has an upper (thoracic) and a lower band (pelvic). Both must be snugly fitting against

the vehicle to slide under the belt, casing lower body and spinal injuries. This is often referred to as the “submarine effect”. To prevent “submarining”, the vehicle occupants must also sit in a proper position when riding in the vehicle, with the seatbelt securely fastened as mentioned, and without having any additions such as pillows or cushions which may contribute to the reduction of effectiveness of the seatbelt. It is also important to remember the one seatbelt –

one seat rule. All vehicle occupants are obliges to wear a seatbelt, both in the front and the back seats. Some vehicles only have two seatbelts in the back for example, and so that vehicle can only carry two passengers on that seat. There are other rules regarding children in cars. Primarily, children under 1.35 metres in height are not allowed to travel in the front seats and they most use an appropriate restraining system for their height and weight.

the body. For the seatbelt to offer maximum protection it must be on the hard parts of the body, leaning against the collarbone, halfway between the shoulder and neck at the top, and the iliac crest of the pelvis, never on the abdomen. Accessories such as cushions or other additions should not be used. Once you have pulled the seatbelt across your body and secured the strap in the locked position, make sure that the seatbelt is not twisted at any point. If it is, undo

Common Causes of Road Rage

For the majority of motorists, driving in a courteous manner is the most natural way to progress, however, there are occasions when a normally calm driver see red and is transformed into a monster. Road rage can affect everybody, but most of the time the most frustrating causes of an increase in stress levels are caused by other people, often unintentionally, but sometimes by those few drivers whose selfish and almost bullying attitude poses a risk to everybody on the road. Amongst the most common bad habits is “aggressive driving”, defined as “any ways that directly or indirectly affect both pedestrians and drivers and cause, harm or damage to other people moving at the same time where traffic flows”. In high-traffic situations, when there are many drivers who interact at the same

time, there is often an increase in aggressive behaviour by some, but this is not necessarily a new phenomenon as it has been present almost as long as roads and cars themselves have existed. Social factors largely determine this aggressiveness. Haste, noisy environments, many people in a confined space, stress that accompanies our daily lives, are all situations that increase our aggressiveness behind the wheel, according to a recent report by LegalCar. Their report offers two main reasons why this aggressiveness increases. When driving a car without being aware of the many psychophysiological mechanisms that will be useful to strengthen the capacity to react in time to adversity when we are driving, and the increase caused by drivers

being seemingly unpunished for their actions. Many of the elements that influence the violent reactions behind the wheel have to do with stereotypes. For example, some people react aggressively on the grounds of sex against women, against novice and older drivers. In addition, racism and even a person´s clothing can cause an increase in driver aggression. Other driver´s actions such as seeing a driver using a mobile phone or carrying out a seemingly dangerous or unnecessary manoeuvre, or speeding, can all increase the stresses of driving. Many of these factors are illegal, as they can all be extremely dangerous, and so we will look at some of the most common mistakes, in the hope that if we are aware of some of the factors that can cause road rage, we can avoid creating the situation

ourselves, either unintentionally or otherwise. Some of the most common avoidable “mistakes” that can lead to road rage include blocking junctions, such as a vehicle stopping in the middle of a crossroads when their exit wasn´t clear, thus blocking the flow of traffic across the junction when the priority changes. Centre-lane hogging on motorways, or even, in some cases, remaining in the lefthand lane on a motorway. In Spain we drive on the right, in fact as far right as possible, according to the law, and although multiple lanes exist for overtaking, a vehicle must return to the right-hand lane once the move is complete, subject to instructions from signs and signals. Weaving in and out of lanes in a traffic jam causes frustrations, largely as this impedes the flow of the lane that the vehicle is joining and can amplify delays for everybody waiting. Dazzling oncoming vehicles because our headlights are not set correctly or we may have them on full beam unnecessarily. The same applies for fog lights, which should only be used in the case of a severe reduction in visibility. Having alight out is also a frustration for many, and a dangerous and illegal situation too. At night, a car with only one headlight may be confused for a motorcycle. Having a back light or brake light missing can not only cause confusion, it is extremely dangerous, which

is why it is illegal. Stealing parking spaces is high on the list of frustrations for many drivers. When you wait patiently for a vehicle to vacate, and another car sneaks in the gap before you can be one of the most frustrating conditions that drivers find. Trying to sneak past traffic cues by using the hard shoulder or slip road is equally frustrating for many. At these same slip roads, some drivers will actively accelerate in order to prevent a vehicle from joining the main carriageway. This increase in speed also means that your vehicle is heading faster towards a potential collision situation. It is far better to take the courteous option, if possible, and back-off to allow vehicles to join the flow of traffic with you. The same applies for overtaking. A vehicle is only allowed to overtake if it can return to the flow of traffic safely in front of the vehicle it wants to pass. However, if that, or any other vehicle prevents its safe return by per-

haps increasing speed, then the situation becomes extremely dangerous. Failing to maintain the correct distance from the vehicle in front is a very dangerous and illegal move, and it is one of the biggest frustrations for many. Maintaining a safe distance is crucial at all times. However, the biggest cause of aggressive behaviour and the biggest frustration for many road users is failing to use indicators. Remember, indicators are there to “indicate” our intentions to other road users. They should be used BEFORE a manoeuvre is carried out. Always remember the basics, Mirror – Signal – Manoeuvre. If you don´t indicate, or if you indicate too late, you are not telling other road users of your intention, creating a potentially dangerous situation, and for that reason you face a fine. The same applies to cancelling your indicators. Make sure they have been cancelled once the move is complete.

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BlueMoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions come to you at home or work, our personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada.

Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Elaine wanted to know how to email a docu- ADVICE: Bob was having problems with multiple file highlighting when he clicked on them with his mouse. ment she had scanned using her tablet.

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Hi Richard.Hope you can help with my Scanning problem. I have just got a Samsung Tab A and connected it to my HP Printer/Scanner Wirelessly via settings and it shows up and if I click on it is connects,I now want to scan a document to an email. For the life of me I can’t find where to go from here - can you help? Elaine. Hi Elaine, once you scan your document using the HP android app you should use the “share using…” function to send the scanned page to your email app.

ADVICE: Doreen wanted to know how to print her boarding passes in Windows 10.

I have what appears to be a fairly unique problem. If I try to move more than one file at a time or try to delete a block of files. My Computer goes berserk. For example, if I click on a shortcut 2 or 3 will light up and the wrong one will open. If I click on the explorer box and then move through the levels, they all stay open. Thirdly I am unable to type into boxes. The only way I can reverse this is to switch off and reload. Any Ideas. Thanks for any help or guidance you can give Bob.

Hi Bob, ok without actually seeing this in action it's hard for me to be too certain of what is going on but I have seen this happen a number of times when the following circumstances apply, first if you have the SHIFT or CTRL key accidentally pressed down (or if there is a problem with one of those keys) or if you have a "sticky" mouse button (i.e. when you click you are actually clicking and dragging). Both of these scenarios can be isolated for not much cost given the price of replacement mice and keyboards, but with this in mind you might be able to get to the bottom of it yourself knowing to look out for sticky keys and mouse buttons.

Hi Richard can you help with a problem I am having printing boarding cards and other print jobs.When I try to print I have to save the job into documents then print from there which is a dpf file. Is there a solution to this I have windows 10 but this started before I down loaded windows 10?

Hi Doreen, I think you probably mean a .PDF file? If you do then this is perfectly normal, you can either open up the .PDF file using Microsoft Edge (the blue E on your desktop) or you can download Adobe Acrobat reader (its free of charge) and open and print them using it. You can get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ ... this is virus free and although it has a very basic interface it does do exactly what you office@bluemoonsolutions.es www.bluemoonsolutions.es want so why not give it a go -) Office: 902 906 200 Mobile: 655 044 970

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How To Target Specific Audiences It’s hard for social media platforms to remain attractive to users To maintain relevance in an aggressively changing climate, brand managers for Twitter and Facebook have announced big plans. Twitter: Enticing prime-time football fans Attracting new users has been high on Twitter chief Jack Dorsey’s to-do list as the platform has struggled to expand its broader audience appeal. On Tuesday, Twitter put its money where its mouth is and announced plans to stream 10 Thursday night National Football League games during the 2016 season. “Success with NFL games will also pave the way for more video deals that could include other professional sports, political content and eventually entertainment,” Anthony Noto, Twitter’s chief financial officer, told Bloomberg. The seemingly affordable $10 million broad-

cast deal is the first of its kind for Twitter, and it gives the NFL a chance to experiment with the platform’s reach. The extended reach could provide a slew of new users for the brand amid a rebuild-and-repair phase. “We did not take the highest bidder on the table,” Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s executive vice president of media, told Bloomberg. “The platform is built around live events already. We want to see how they use the unique platform, and syndicated tweets all over the Internet is going to be interesting.” In a statement, an NFL spokesperson said additional websites will be able to embed Twitter’s live stream, which gives the platform and the NFL an increased digital reach beyond the 66 million Americans who currently use the service. For Twitter’s chief operating officer, Adam

Bain, the partnership sheds light on the brand’s strategic marketing future. “The deal is great for our marketers, as Twitter controls some of games' ad inventory. Can’t wait to bring it to market,” he tweeted. “It continues our strategy to build [the] world’s best daily connected audience that watches together and can talk with one another in real-time.” Facebook: Welcoming the visually impaired As a communications device, Facebook is highly visual—but brand managers recently announced an initiative to make the platform more accessible. Here’s how the brand’s head of accessibility explained the new feature in Facebook’s newsroom: With more than 39 million people who are blind, and over 246 million who have a

severe visual impairment, many people may feel excluded from the conversation around photos on Facebook. We want to build technology that helps the blind community experience Facebook the same way others enjoy it. We’re introducing automatic alternative text…a new development that generates a description of a photo using advancements in object recognition technology. To have the widest possible reach, the brand will launch the feature throughout its army of products—Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Marketing managers have said they plan to expand the feature to other languages and platforms, but that it’s currently available only in English and for iOS users. Facebook’s announcement emphasizes the brand’s mission to build communities and keep people connected.

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Torrevieja sports fans have been able to vote for the first time for their favourite local “supreme” sports star ahead of this Sunday’s 22nd Annual Sports Gala at Torrevieja’s Sports City. Voting closed yesterday and took place via Facebook, with the public

votes being added to the views of a jury consisting of representatives of local sports clubs. Sports councillor, Pablo Samper, said that the move gave sports fans and all Torrevieja residents a real say in determining the winner of the annual award.

Irish touring side Galway recorded a resounding double over Torrevieja last Saturday, having beaten them the previous day at La Manga, as they rolled in with an easy 135 run victory at Torrevieja’s home ground at the Sports City complex. The visitors won the toss and chose to bat first and in a cautious vein, reaching 23 without loss after ten overs. Opening batsman John O'Brian then decided enough was enough and began to hit the ball to all points of the compass, eventually making 83, with support from their captain Conor

Mullen who scored 71. Pick of the bowlers for Torrevieja were Ciaran Guichard with 3 for 12; Connor Wood with 1 for 16 and Adam Alger who took 2 for 33 in his spell. When Torrevieja went into bat, they started steadily and were up with the required run rate but were also losing wickets. Only Adam Alger reached double figures (39) as Torrevieja found the Galway bowlers a handful to play against, with their swing bowler Ilif Sumit ripping through the Torry order with a return of 6 for 18, whilst the other bowlers were equally tight.

The Galway players said they had enjoyed their first visit to Torrevieja and complimented Sports City for their excellent facilities and the information they had received from Torrevieja Council regarding accommodation and leisure activi-

ties. Torrevieja's next match is on Saturday April 23rd when they play hosts to Valencia Star in the first league game of the season, starting at 11.00am. There are more details at Torreviejacricket.com.

Cuatro Twice The recent second Race Day of the Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) Spring series turned out to be an exciting one at Los Narejos with two races of four laps each with the cruisers starting ten minutes before the dinghies. The Race Officer set what he thought was an interest-

ing course. With a southerly wind at about 10 to 12 Knots he set the first mark due SE of the gate near the moored ferries, the second due north, the third west and finally beat back. Number one proved to be very tricky and forced all crews to think and work out their strategies In the first race, a very close finish saw Shoestring

Cuatro winning by a few seconds, the same crew (pictured) of Vernon O’Byrne, Ingo Wilson, and John Down were victorious in the second outing. The next race day is this Sunday (April 10th), and for more on SAMM and how to get involved, go to their website, www.sailingmarmenor.com

Weekend Rugby It’s the penultimate round of matches this weekend in the first division of the Murcia territorial league, with bottom-placed ITV Orihuela Vega Baja away to

Murcia. The big clash sees first play second as Murcia University entertain their rival counterparts from Cartagena. The second division lead-

ers, the San Javier Squalos are at home to Murcia’s B side, whilst in the under-18 cadetes division, secondbottom ITV Orihuela Vega Baja play the Murcia under-

18’s. Last weekend, the Torrevieja Tigers youngsters beat Totana, 38-14, at the Nelson Mandela stadium.

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Georgia on our minds

All the big guns are firing for this year’s opening Major, and many people’s favourite, namely the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia which started yesterday. Turn back the clock back 12 months and we thought we had it all sorted. Rory McIlroy would always be the favourite for Augusta from now until eternity. He hits the ball too far, too well and too high not to be. He’s already ticked off the other three Majors so what better way than to exact revenge for what happened a few years ago when he disintegrated over the back nine on Sunday. A year ago, the same back nine is where he finally found his touch, a 32 inward half elevating him into his best position of fourth at Augusta. He even decided not to play the Par 3 competition as he considered it as a distraction.

Jordan Spieth came along and won, and then won again at Chambers Bay and nearly did the unthinkable at St Andrews. Having been led to believe that young Rory would knock off at least a couple of Majors a year, Spieth was doing exactly that. McIlroy’s soccer damaged ankle ligaments meant he was unable to even tee it up in Scotland. But the Northern Irishman was back to witness Jason Day clean up at Whistling Straits with a phenomenal display to hold off Spieth. All of a sudden we had a Big 3. Spieth opened up the year by winning, just as he had done five times in 2015, but this was by eight shots. He appeared to be even more dominant than before. It hadn’t all been a fluke. And then they kept coming. Rickie Fowler, complete

with high tops shoes and tight legged trousers, prevailed in Abu Dhabi and we all began to sniff around for his course form in Georgia – T38 T27 T38 T5 and T12, not bad. Next up was Bubba Watson at Riviera and the trend of slipping on the Green Jacket in the even years seemed a near certainty, particularly when he backed it up with a second place at Doral. The following week saw the re-emergence of Adam Who? Okay Scott, his swing looked as smooth and silky as ever and the putter a normal length. His predicted demise with the arrival of the anchor ban hadn't materialised, far from it and, after a winless run of nearly two years, he made it back-toback victories at Doral. The Big Six might not have quite

the same ring to it but who could really split any of them? Except, going on recent form and the world rankings, we now can. Jason Day, like Scott, claimed successive wins, first at Bay Hill and then at the WGC-Match Play. Day one saw the Aussie taking a standing count with back problems late in his match with Graeme McDowell, day five saw him hoist another trophy. And so the 28-year-old will likely start the Masters as the clear favourite which, given that the last time a World Number One won here was in 2002 (Tiger was No 2 behind Vijay in 2005), isn’t the best guarantee of anything. No Aussie had ever won the Masters before Scott three years ago, and now they have a brilliant

chance of doubling that tally. Marc Leishman might even topple the pair of them. All the usual sub plots don’t get a look in, and of course Tiger Woods isn’t playing. The most golf any of us have seen of the Great One this year is a video on YouTube using a 9-iron in a simulator. He said he’d been hitting balls and training daily, but is not physically ready. I've said all along that this time he needed to be cautious and do what's best for his long-term health and career. If he still has one! He went on to say, "Unfortunately, playing Augusta wouldn't be the right decision. I'm absolutely making progress, and I'm really happy with how far I've come, but I still have no timetable to return to competitive golf." Three-time winner Phil Mickelson has three top five finishes this season and, should he make it a fourth Green Jacket, then he would surpass Jack Nicklaus as the oldest winner. Why not? In the plus column he was second last year and he knows

and plays the course probably better than anyone in the field, and is obviously in pretty good touch. On the negative column his last win came at Muirfield in 2013, and he turns 47 in three months. What price a European champion? In amongst all the biennial Ryder Cup dominance and hullabaloo, no European has won here since 1999. Since then we have produced four US Open champions, five Open champions and even four PGA winners but Augusta, where we dominated so brilliantly in the 80s and 90s, has brought a drought. The usual suspects, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, head the chase, two of 25 hopefuls from this continent. Or am I barking up the wrong tree and is it time for another South African? Charl Schwartzel has won on both Tours this year, Louis Oosthuizen, a winner in Perth, almost did the same before losing in the final of the Match Play. Is a Big Eight pushing things too far? Do you have a favourite come Sunday night?

TITTER ON THE TEE Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances. While attending a Marriage Weekend, a man and his wife and listened to the presenter declare, “It is essential that husbands and wives know things that are important to each other” He then came to this guy and said “Can you name your wife’s favourite flower?” He leaned over and gently touched his wife’s hand, and whispered, “Home Pride Self-Raising isn’t it?” And thus began his life of celibacy.

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Sunday 10 April

14:30 Sunderland v Leicester City 17:00 Liverpool v Stoke City 17:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Wednesday 13 April

21:00 Crystal Palace v Everton

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Two goals in the first half hour killed off Torry’s realistic chances in this match where they at times seemed to be content to be just going through the motions against a Beniganim team who were totally determined to win in their battle against relegation. Torrevieja were looking for something better after their home drubbing to Torre Levante, but it just didn’t happen on a sunny Sunday afternoon at a compact ground to the north of Alcoy. A scrappy opening 10 minutes led to Beniganim seizing the initiative and taking midfield control before getting the opener in the 23rd minute. The home side moved the ball,

and found Abraham unmarked who struck the ball beyond the diving Serna into the corner of the net. Beniganim continued to play with much more intensity and they went in search of a second goal, which they duly got with 34 minutes on the clock, with forward Torrella having just missed a sitter on the half hour mark. Torrella though made amends as Higon gave away a free-kick on the left of the Torry area. The kick was delivered into the box and Torella rose to meet the ball, directing a superb header into the back of the net to double Beniganim’s advantage. This at least appeared to at last spark some life and

greater urgency into Torrevieja and they had their best spell in the last five minutes of the first half with Higon putting in a cross which was begging for a finish but eluded everybody and then a couple of shots from Lewis Allen and Rafa Gomez ended up being blocked. Torry started the better in the second half as Rafa Gomez cut loose and had a shot blocked with Lewis Allen striking the rebound wide. Quintero then had a fierce effort from an acute angle blocked by the keeper, Valero. On the hour mark Allen had a chance after being played in by Carrasco but struck the ball over the top, and though a triple substitution

was enforced by the Torrevieja manager Pedreno just after an hour, the visitors had to wait until the 80th minute for their best chance of the match, which came to Prieto who with only keeper Valero to beat, decided to shoot it directly at him. A Lewis Allen header hit the cross bar, and that was it after a dour first half performance which cost Torry dearly. On the day they were beaten by a side that badly wanted to win in their battle against relegation. Talking of which, Torrevieja play another side near the bottom, in the shape of Bunol this Sunday afternoon with a 5.00pm kickoff at the Vicente Garcia stadium.

The Full Monte

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Monday 11 April

20:45 Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion

Tuesday 12 April

20:45 Birmingham City v Leeds United 20:45 Middlesbrough v Reading

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20:45 Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

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number of occasions, whilst at the other end Macan rattled the Racing crossbar with a long distance effort. It was end to end stuff but Monte took the lead after a 23rd minute free-kick which saw Orourke pull a good save out of keeper Hector, but the ball fell into Manu’s path who smashed it into the back of the net. Both keepers were kept busy for the rest of the

half and the local fans thought that Pley was denied a certain penalty which would have doubled Monte’s advantage just before the break. The second half turned dirty with both sides producing nasty challenges and off the ball incidents that led the referee to ask the managers to get their players to tone things down with a serious

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Tuesday 12 April

20:45 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian

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After two poor home defeats against mediocre opponents which effectively put paid to Monte’s play-off hopes, they bounced back against high-flying bitter rivals San Miguel in an entertaining encounter watched by a crowd of 370 spectators. The pace was blistering from the start with Monte’s keeper, Lopez, soon pressed into action on a

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injury likely due to the ferocity of the tackling. San Miguel missed a golden chance to level things up as with only Lopez to beat, as Peke fired wide. That miss proved costly for the visitors, as Wallace, who came on to replace Macan at the start of the second period, doubled Monte’s advantage in the 65th minute. Lopez and Hector continued to be busy in their goals, with the home keeper producing a stunning close range stop to keep the home side’s advantage, and three well deserved points in a quality encounter with a tremendous atmosphere last Sunday, which the Monte manager, Roberto, admitted afterwards that it was something that he had not experienced in years. Fifth-placed Monte are now eight points behind second-placed San Miguel, and travel to lowly San Isidro this Saturday with a 5.30 pm kick-off, looking for more of the away form that they showed when they thrashed Grupo Caliche over a fortnight ago.

Friday 8 April

20:30 Granada CF v Málaga

Saturday 9 April 16:00 18:15 20:30 22:05

Real Madrid v Eibar Espanyol v Atlético de Madrid Real Sociedad v Barcelona Real Betis v Levante

Sunday 10 April 12:00 Sporting de Gijón v Celta de Vigo 16:00 Valencia CF v Sevilla 18:15 Villarreal v Getafe 20:30 Athletic Club v Rayo Vallecano

Monday 11 April 20:30 Deportivo de La Coruña v Las Palmas

Champions League Tuesday 12 April

20:45 Real Madrid v VfL Wolfsburg 20:45 Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

Wednesday 13 April

20:45 Atlético de Madrid v Barcelona 20:45 Benfica v FC Bayern München

The FA Cup Wednesday 13 April

20:00 West Ham United v Manchester United

Friday 8th April 2016

Title Race Alive BARCELONA 1 REAL MADRID 2

Gareth Bale insists Real Madrid still have a chance of catching La Liga leaders Barcelona after beating Luis Enrique's side last Saturday. Bale provided the cross for Cristiano Ronaldo's 85th-minute winner after the Wales winger earlier had a headed goal controversially ruled out for a foul on Jordi Alba. Gerard Pique gave Barca the lead after 56 minutes but Real drew level through Karim Benzema in the 62nd. Barca's first defeat in any competition since February 2015 meant their lead over Atletico Madrid was trimmed to six points. Real, in third spot, are seven points off the pace with seven matches to play. "If we want to win the league this was a game we had to win," Bale told reporters at the Nou Camp. "Football does funny things to teams when you lose and you never know what could happen. Barcelona boss Luis Enrique remained upbeat about his side's chances of success this season. "For me, this game no longer exists”, said Enrique. “What's left is very important. We have to reinforce what we've been doing well and see what can be improved.” Barcelona entertain struggling Valencia this Sunday evening, whilst Real Madrid are at home to Eibar tomorrow.

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Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona fought back to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid in an action-packed Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Atletico scored a potentially valuable away goal when Fernando Torres blasted in a clinical first-time shot. But the game turned when Torres was sent off before half-time for two needless bookings inside seven minutes. Holders Barca upped the tempo after the break, Suarez prodding in the equaliser then powerfully heading in the winner. The teams will meet again in the second leg at the Vicente Calderon next Wednesday.

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Wolfsburg stunned an out-of-sorts Real Madrid by comfortably beating them in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. The hosts were awarded a controversial penalty when Casemiro was deemed to have fouled Andre Schurrle, and Ricardo Rodriguez converted from the spot. Real were poor defensively and a rapid attack ended with Bruno Henrique setting up Max Arnold for the second. The visitors created little, but should have been awarded a penalty early on.

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Elche ended their four match streak without a home win with a priceless victory last Saturday against fellow play-off hopefuls, Zaragoza, with the Segunda league’s leading scorer Sergio León getting both Ilicitanos goals to take his personal tally to 19 for the season. The home side were stunned when a Guitián header from a tenth minute corner put the visitors in front, but León levelled things up ten minutes later with a shot from inside the Zaragoza area. Elche looked better in the second half, and were rewarded on the hour mark when Zaragoza keeper Manu Herrera brought down Sergio León in the area, and the striker duly converted the spot kick himself. The Ilicitanos are right back in a clutch of clubs in for a play-off spot, and even a chance of a direect promotion place. Like with the Zaragoza clash, Elche have another chance to do themselves a power of good when they go away to Osasuna on Sunday night, who are just above them in the table in seventh place.

>> Joe Hart saves

Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday has urged his title-winning team-mates to push Glasgow rivals Celtic for the Scottish Premiership crown next season. James Tavernier scored the only goal to beat Dumbarton at Ibrox on Tuesday and seal promotion from the Championship. "We've got to be challenging for the title," said Halliday. "That's not me being arrogant or disrespectful to Celtic at all. "You can't be at a club like this and be happy with second." Tuesday's victory took Rangers to an uncatchable 79 points with four matches left and completed a fouryear journey from the bottom division to the Scottish top flight.

Infantino 'dismayed' Fifa president Gianni Infantino has denied wrongdoing after leaked documents suggested he signed off on a contract with two businessmen who have since been accused of bribery. Hugo and Mariano Jinkis bought TV rights for Uefa Champions League football and immediately sold them on for almost three times the price. The 2006 contract was signed off by Infantino when he was a Uefa director. Infantino says he is "dismayed" that his "integrity is being doubted". News of the contract came to light after 11 million documents were leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Uefa initially denied doing business with any of the 14 people who have been indicted by the FBI in its investigation into corruption in world football. It has now told the BBC the TV rights were sold to the highest bidder in an open and competitive tender process. A senior Fifa source said the deal should be examined by the governing body's ethics committee in the interests of transparency.

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ONE FOOT IN LAST 4... Blue Moon Over Paris In an action-packed first-leg quarter-final of the Champions League, Man City came away with a fantastic result against the star-studded, fabulouslywealthy French champions. One nil up, two one down City came back relentlessly to even the match up and leave everything to play for next Tuesday in the second leg in Manchester. Returning-from-injury goalkeeper Joe Hart even saved an early Ibrahimovic penalty before a superb strike from City’s Kevin de Bruyne put City ahead, only to concede a dreadfully sloppy goal following a muffed goalkick. When Rabiot put PSG ahead early in the second half it looked bad for the Blues, but Pellegrini’s men manfully kept at it and Fernandino’s late equaliser was only what City deserved. Tuesday? Bring it on…

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by media reports Hugo Jinkis and his son, Mariano, are fighting extradition from Argentina to the United States. Cross Trading, has an offshore company registered to the tiny Pacific island of Niue, paid $111,000 (£78,000) for those rights. Then, according to leaked documents, it sold them to Ecuadorian TV broadcaster Teleamazonas for $311,170 (£220,000). Cross Trading also paid $28,000 (£20,000) for the rights to the Uefa Super Cup, selling those to Teleamazonas for $126,200 (£89,000). There is no evidence to suggest Infantino received a bribe relating to the 2006 contract with Cross Trading, and no suggestion Teleamazonas was in any way complicit in any wrongdoing. At the time, Infantino was the director of legal services with European football's governing body, Uefa. Cross Trading also has links to Juan Pedro Damiani, a member of Fifa's ethics committee who has already been placed under internal investigation.

Bernabeu Bridge Chelsea have now become the Real Madrid of England - not exactly success-wise but regularly hiring-and-firing their manager in the relentless, impossible quest for constant domestic and European glory. The dubious claim of ruthless Russian ruler Roman Abramovich is that he has now gone through eleven managers to date. Latest on the West London roasting spit and signing a three-year contract is 46 year-old Italian national team manager Antonio Conte, who will take charge at Stamford Bridge following Euro 2016 this summer in France. Conte has won the Serie A title in each of his three years as Juventus boss. Of course, Stamford Bridge is as familiar as the Rialto to some Italian managers. Conte is the fifth Italian to manage Chelsea following Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto di Matteo. Now we’ll all be able to have a good glimpse at Conte’s touchline behaviour viewed from France this summer - for the masochist always an interesting spectacle of human beings under unbelievable pressure – in the UK this season watching the enigmatic Jurgen Klopp takes some beating. Former Juventus and Italian national hero Andrea Pirlo wrote in his autobiography: ‘Even when we're winning, Conte comes in and hurls against the wall, anything he can lay his hands on... almost always full bottles of water. Fizzy water. Very fizzy water. When Conte speaks

"his words assault you": they crash through the doors of your mind, often quite violently, and settle deep within you’. Oooh! Is our temperamental Tony up to the job? Certainly by Italiano standards, si signor, but prego, Juventus is a wealthy Turin institution. Horses for courses? Conte is a strong character, and he will need all his cool in handling the vicious British sports press who take no prisoners. Shhh, but up ‘til now, nobody’s mentioned the mafia. Want a laugh? Even before bread is broken at the Bridge there’s a dark cloud hanging over Conte’s coiffured countenance. An Italian prosecutor wants a suspended prison sentence and a fierce fine over the Smooth One’s alleged role in a match-fixing case from 2011, while in charge of Siena in Serie B. Conte has already served one ban, imposed by the Italian soccer federation in connection with the 2011 case. Prosecutor Roberto di Martino has

now cited a m a t c h against Albino Leffe, claiming Conte knew of match-fixing efforts, and next Tuesday requesting the sentence and an €8,000 fine in a closed-door hearing in Cremona. Conte's lawyer, Leonardo Cammarata said the defence is due to make its final state-

ment to the court on 11 April and a verdict is due in mid-May. Oh no, Antonio not already, amigo! Let’s face it, if the mighty Jose Mourinho, fresh from storming the Premier League title again couldn’t hack it this time round at Stamford Bridge: even the Special One imploded not long into the new season – so what chance does the Unseasoned One-outsideItaly stand? We have all watched the vastly-experienced Guus Hiddink somehow do a sterling job in steering the good ship Chelsea back on course to Premier League respectability and in the process smoothing the ruffled egos of his prima donnas – how did/does he do that? And why-o-why didn’t he get the job permanently (hey, what do I know)? Can Chelsea Conte (sic) on Tony? We’ll have to wait a while to find out.

The Latest Sport Headlines FOOTBALL Real Madrid defender Marcelo has been called "an actor" for his antics in their 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat by Wolfsburg. The Brazilian appeared to thrust his head towards Wolfsburg midfielder Max Arnold's midriff, before going to the ground, clutching his face. Arnold was given a yellow card, while Marcelo was not penalised. SNOOKER Former world champion Peter Ebdon moved closer to a return to the Crucible with a 10-6 qualifying win over Thailand's James Wattana. Englishman Ebdon, 45, who triumphed in 2002, must win two more matches to reach the World Championship proper in Sheffield from 16 April to 2 May. Nigel Bond, runner-up in 1995, advanced with a 10-9 qualifying victory over Andrew Higginson. Former world number 10 Anthony Hamilton beat Sydney Wilson 10-3. Six-time runner-up Jimmy White, 53, trails Northern Ireland's Gerard Greene 5-4. They will resume at 14:30 BST on Thursday. BOXING Manny Pacquiao may fight on after his world title bout against Timothy Bradley, says trainer Freddie Roach. Filipino Pacquiao, 37, has hinted that Saturday's Las Vegas fight will be the last of a career in which he has won world titles at six different weights. But Roach said: "I do think Manny has more quality fights in him. His power, speed, work ethic are still superior to most others."

IT´S BIG FENCE TIME

Last year's winner Many Clouds(pictured) heads the field for tomorrow’s Grand National after the final line-up of 40 runners was confirmed yesterday. The 2014 winner Pineau De Re was among those to miss the cut for the famous Aintree race. Lower-rated horses are balloted out, with The Romford Pele occupying the number 40 slot.

FURY - VLAD IMMINENT

Peter Fury says details of Tyson Fury's long-awaited rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will be announced by the weekend. The 27-year-old Fury (25-0-KO18) defied the doubters in November when he outpointed the long-reigning Ukrainian (64-4-KO53) in Dusseldorf to clinch the WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight crowns.

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Early doors this Saturday and right up there in the Eurosceptical arena it’s a Capital Classico with West Ham entertaining Arsenal: sixth versus third. The Hammers are happier honchos, still going in the FA Cup (replay with Man United this Wednesday) and going great. True, the Gunners are also going well, albeit with little to laugh about lately. Brave Bournemouth were brought sharply back to Planet Earth losing 4 – 0 on Saturday to mighty Man City and will be looking to reverse the hearse at Astounded Villa come Saturday. Facing football facts, if you can’t beat nothing-left-in-the-tank Villa these days, well… Crystal Palace v Norwich looks a six-pointer towards Prem survival, Eagles and Canaries both fluttering nervously above the relegation zone - although Pardew’s pleasers perch three points above much-improved-of-late Norwich.

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Yes, one- nil wins when it really matters gladden a manager’s heart, and Claudio Ranieri’s boys, week in, week out are moving remorselessly towards Leicester’s first ever – unbelievably to almost everyone – Premier League title. And yes again, even huge stalwart captain Wes Morgan got in on the act on Sunday scoring the winner against dangerous Southampton. No, at this stage with only seven games to go it is not looking good for Sunderland with the Black Cats’ hopes of avoiding the drop dwindling following the latest drama: a soulless, goalless draw against West Brom. That leaves sad Sam’s strugglers four points adrift of reviving Norwich - and guess who‘s coming to lunch on Sunday at the Stadium of Light? Yes, only

those hungry table-toppers Leicester who themselves only have six to play and are now six mighty points over Tottenham in second. But hey – you never know in football, do you (for proof see El Clasico en Espana…)? Spurs supporters were sighing at Anfield when a 1 – 1 draw against Liverpool didn’t help either cause - but what a sensational season for success-starved Spurs supporters. Down the Lane on Sunday afternoon once-mighty Man United come to town, together with many questions being asked of their big, beleaguered Dutchman at the helm as the run in for Europe gathers pace. An efficient 1 – 0 win ground out over slowly sliding Everton in twelfth keeps the Red Devils fifth - one point and one place over nasty neighbours City.

Newcastle suddenly have a long way to go, both physically on Saturday setting out for Southampton, but seriously surviving-not in the Prem with time running out in this sad, savage season. Six huge points below Norwich, albeit with a game in hand is a big call to overcome, and you never know which Southampton will turn up. The stuttering Saints didn’t against Leicester, no disgrace there, nobody is these days. Ronald Koeman’s boys are not seventh for nothing. Swansea v Chelsea is a going-nowhere game with little to play for bar pride and future planning. Similarly pointless Prem-wise is Watford v Everton, although both teams here harbour hopes of FA Cup glory. Man City must win against PremMiddling- Midlanders West Brom to keep up Euro qualification credentials should this current Blues’ quest crash: N.B - great Champions League result against PSG in midweek (see over!).

KING KUHN WINS

Torrevieja teenager Nicola Kuhn celebrated his 16th birthday with a crushing victory in last week's ITF junior tournament at Benicarlo, near Castellon - and leapt to No.35 in the ITF world junior rankings in the process.

The number three seed from La Mata didn’t lose a set in a run of five wins, which saw him earn 100 ranking points, rocketing him 12 places up the rankings in his bid to reach the top 10 by the end of 2016.

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